ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISPRISION
Via Anglo-French from Old French mesprision error, from mesprendre to mistake, from mes-mis-1 + prendre to take.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISPRISION»
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misprision in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
misprision and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Misprision of Felony witness was bound to report the event to the appropriate
authorities. This was the law at least as early as 1315 and probably earlier still.1
Failure to abide by it was a crime, called misprision of felony.2 Misprision has an
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2
Clinical Psychiatry and the Law
The crime of misprision, a misdemeanor, is defined as the active or passive
concealment of a felony from the prosecuting authorities by one not guilty of
those crimes (56). Dr. Samuel Mudd was considered to be an accessory by
making it ...
3
National Security and Fundamental Freedoms: Hong Kong's ...
Misprision of treason"0 Under the National Security Bill, the most significant
amendment to the treason proposals in the Consultation Document was the
abolition of the offence of misprision of treason. The offence of misprision of
treason or ...
Hualing Fu, Carole J. Petersen, Simon N.M. Young, 2005
... knowingly permitting another person to testify falsely while under oath.
tampering with evidence Knowingly altering or damaging evidence intended to
be used in a court proceeding. misprision of felony Failing to report knowledge of
a felony ...
Thomas Gardner, Terry Anderson, 2011
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Historia Placitorum Coronae: The History of the Pleas of the ...
treasons would be at least misprision of treason, and therefore provides that the
concealment thereof shall not be adjudged [ 374] treason, but only misprision of
treason, any thing above- mentioned to the contrary thereof notwithstanding; and
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Sir Matthew Hale, William Axton Stokes, Edward Ingersoll, 1847
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The History of the Pleas of the Crown: In Two Volumes
If a subsequent act of parliament aster 1 Mar. make a new treason, the
concealment of such a treason is certainly misprision of treason for these reasons
, 1 . Because misprision of treason is not any substantive crime of itself, but
relative to that, ...
Matthew Hale, George Wilson, Thomas Dogherty, 1800
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The Law Dictionary: Defining and Interpreting the Terms of ...
P. C. 127: Wood, 406. 408. Misprisions are, in the acceptation of our law,
generally understood to be all such high offences as are under the degree of
capital, but nearly bordering thereon ; and it is said that a misprision is contained
in every ...
Thomas-Edlyne Tomlins, 1810
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No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "On ...
The last syllable begins with the same sound that begins the name Zsa Zsa
Gabon The root meaning is "mistake"; misprision comes from the French
mesprendre, \vithprendre meaning "to take." It was Shakespeare's meaning in
Love's ...
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A Collection of Statutes Connected with the General ...
High Treason and Misprision in England shall be so in Scotland, and no other.
And the Queen, &c. may grant Commissions of Oyer and Terminer in Scotland,
under the Seal of Great Britain, to hear and determinesuch Treasons, &c. A
Justice ...
Great Britain, William David Evans, Anthony Hammond, 1836
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Historia placitorum coronæ: The history of the pleas of the ...
adjudged treason, but only misprision of treason, any thing above-mentioned to
the contrary thereof notwithstanding •, and the like clause is in the above-
mentioned statute of 5 &? 6 E. 6. cap. n. Again, my lord Coke, P. C. cap. 65. p. 1
39. fays ...
Sir Matthew Hale, George Wilson, 1778
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISPRISION»
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misprision is used in the context of the following news items.
Springfield business owner pleads guilty multi-million dollar fraud …
Swisshelm II pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony. Swisshelm was the owner of Horned Frog Deli, Inc., and Swisshelm Properties, Inc. These ... «KSPR, Jul 15»
Gulfport man fined for money laundering, Xanax distribution
He pleaded guilty June 11 to misprision of felony. The charging document said he was aware of a drug distribution conspiracy and allowed his ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
Key FBI informant, 3 others sentenced in Pinson case
Givens, a conspirator in two of Pinson's schemes while Givens served as chief counsel for S.C. State, pleaded guilty to misprision, ... «The State, Jul 15»
SC public corruption: 4 of 5 Pinson co-conspirators to be sentenced
Givens, a conspirator in two of Pinson's schemes while Givens served as chief counsel for S.C. State, pleaded guilty to misprision, ... «The State, Jul 15»
Convicted criminal heads to prison again
Morrison was charged in the federal investigation, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony – failing to report knowledge of a felony offense to ... «Bowling Green Daily News, Jul 15»
61 Babies Saved From Abortion in Indiana as Abortions Drop for …
Although the decline is good news, an increasing percentage of abortions now involve the dangerous RU 486 or misprision abortion drug as ... «LifeNews.com, Jul 15»
How Akufo-Addo Saved Ghana From Tsikata
... charged with investigating judgment-debt misprision/malfeasance has "indicted" the three-time Presidential Candidate of the main opposition ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
5 sentenced in court bribery scheme
Denease Curry, 49, of Broussard, and Elaine Crump, 61 of Lafayette, also were sentenced by Foote on one count of misprision of a felony for ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
Five defendants sentenced in DWI bribery scheme
Broussard, and Elaine Crump, 61, of Lafayette, were also sentenced by Foote on one count of misprision of a felony for failure to report bribes ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
Former Lafayette DA's longtime secretary sentenced to 18 months in …
Crump pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony for not reporting the falsification of documents and was sentenced Friday to two years' probation ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
