(亦作misprision of treason或felony)
- Law, chiefly historical the deliberate concealment of one's knowledge of a treasonable act or a felony【律】〈主史〉对叛国行为（或重罪）的包庇; 知情不举。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French mesprision 'error'， from mesprendre, from mes- 'wrongly' + prendre 'to take'.
mass noun
- rare erroneous judgement, especially of the value or identity of something〈罕〉（尤指对价值或真实性的）错误判断：
he despised himself for his misprision.
他因判断错误而自轻自贱。
词源
late 16th cent.: from MISPRIZE, influenced by MISPRISION1.