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• Misprision of treason — is an offence found in many common law jurisdictions around the world, having been inherited from English law. It is committed by someone who knows a treason is being or is about to be committed but does not report it to a proper authority. It is …   Wikipedia

• Misprision — (from Old French: mesprendre, modern French: meprendre, to misunderstand ) is a term of English law used to describe certain kinds of offence. Writers on criminal law usually divide misprision into two kinds, negative or positive. It survives in… …   Wikipedia

• Criminal Law Act 1967 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to amend the law of England and Wales by abolishing the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or …   Wikipedia

• misprision of a felony — Taking affirmative steps to hide the fact of another s felony. Merely remaining silent when one knows of a felony is not a misprision, but hiding evidence or intentionally misleading law enforcement could be. Category: Criminal Law Category:… …   Law dictionary

• Criminal Lunatics Act 1800 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Statute book chapter 39 40 Geo. 3, c. 94 Status: Repealed The Criminal Lunatics Act 1800 (39 40 Geo. 3, c. 94) wa …   Wikipedia

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• misprision — misprision1 /mis prizh euhn/, n. 1. a neglect or violation of official duty by one in office. 2. failure by one not an accessory to prevent or notify the authorities of treason or felony. 3. a contempt against the government, monarch, or courts,… …   Universalium

• Criminal negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Criminal law …   Wikipedia

• misprision — noun a) Criminal neglect of duty or wrongful execution of official duties. b) Misinterpretation or misunderstanding. See Also: misprision of felony, misprision of treason …   Wiktionary

• misprision of felony or treason — The common law offense of failure to inform the authorities as to a treason or felony that one has witnessed or that has come to his knowledge; the failure to prevent a felony from being committed. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 7. The federal offense of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• English criminal law — The Old Bailey, a Crown Court centre, is situated on the site of the former bailey of the London wall English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences. Criminal …   Wikipedia