misprision

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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action an elected official charged with misprision and bribery

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Recent Examples of misprision Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett, who both lived in a pool house with the couple, were charged with accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony, according to police. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 After pleading guilty to misprision of a felony, she was sentenced last October to 25 months in prison. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2024 Scott Finkbeiner, the sheriff of Hot Spring County who was indicted on federal charges of obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony last November, was arrested again Wednesday on new charges. Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 12 Apr. 2024 On June 27, Blanchard pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and Frazier pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony. Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023 She was later convicted of misprision of a felony and sentenced to probation. Clare Hymes, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2021 The second, misprision of felony, was due to Sullivan’s concealment of the hack. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 May 2023 If convicted, Sullivan would face a maximum of five years in prison for the obstruction charge and three years for the misprision charge. Victoria Albert, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2020 Tuma, who frequently works with companies responding to data breaches, says that the more concerning conviction in terms of future precedent is the misprision of felony charge. WIRED, 8 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misprision
Noun
  • Sheridan, while working for Arpaio, was found in civil contempt of court in connection with the Melendres racial profiling lawsuit.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, but: Local Democratic Party officials view the endorsements as outliers that mask many Detroiters' contempt for Trump's racist rhetoric.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Essence of Personal Injury Personal injury encompasses a wide range of physical or emotional damages that individuals may suffer due to the negligence or wrongful actions of others.
    Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Ray sued the hospital for negligence, and in September a jury awarded her $25 million.
    Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Brought even closer by the death of their parents at an early age, Rosie’s love for Marian is only outpaced by her disdain for Norman Henry (Patinkin).
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Their discussion is redolent with disdain for the program and its enrollees — especially for beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, which added childless low-income households to a program that had chiefly covered families with children.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The abuse and neglect have long-lasting effects on an already vulnerable population and have even led to the conviction of some employees for violent crimes, the report says.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Kentucky has one of the highest rates of child abuse and neglect in the nation.
    Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Real failure is letting your ego drive the bus of your life right off the cliff.
    Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The failure of Rodgers to produce anywhere close to his usual level while with the Packers will be a stain on Douglas’ resume.
    Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024

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“Misprision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprision. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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