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misprision

noun/mɪsˈprɪʒ(ə)n/

C2CEFR level
95/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Concealment of one's knowledge of a serious crime committed by another.

Failing to disclose the treason plot exposed the clerk to a charge of misprision.

Similar: concealment, non-disclosure

Topic: Criminal law in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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