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Definition of misprisions:

(n) : (law, chiefly historical) (uncountable) Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; (countable) a specific instance of this.
(n) : (law, chiefly historical) (uncountable) In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.
(n) : (by extension) (uncountable) Misinterpretation or misunderstanding; (countable) an instance of this; a mistake.
(n) : (by extension) (uncountable) Incorrect or unfair suspicion; (countable) an instance of this.
(n) : Despising or holding in contempt; disdain, scorn.
(n) : Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
Definition of misprisions:

(n) : (law, chiefly historical) (uncountable) Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; (countable) a specific instance of this.
(n) : (law, chiefly historical) (uncountable) In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.
(n) : (by extension) (uncountable) Misinterpretation or misunderstanding; (countable) an instance of this; a mistake.
(n) : (by extension) (uncountable) Incorrect or unfair suspicion; (countable) an instance of this.
(n) : Despising or holding in contempt; disdain, scorn.
(n) : Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
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