- crime of misprision of treason
- "金山词霸2003法学大词典":
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English-Chinese law dictionary (法律英汉双解大词典). 2013.
crime of misprision of treason
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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 of treason — the crime of failing to inform the authorities where the accused knows or has reasonable cause to believe that another has committed treason. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
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
misprision — mis·pri·sion /mis pri zhən/ n [Anglo French, error, wrongdoing, from Old French, from mesprendre to make a mistake, from mes wrongly + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to seize] 1: neglectful or wrongful performance of an official duty 2: a … Law dictionary
misprision — (n.) wrong action, a failure on the part of authority, early 15c., from Anglo Fr. mesprisioun mistake, error, wrong action or speech, from O.Fr. mesprision mistake, wrongdoing, fault, blame, crime, from mespris, pp. of mesprendre to mistake, act… … Etymology dictionary
Treason — In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one s sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife (treason… … Wikipedia
misprision — A word used to describe an offense which does not possess a specific name. United States v. Perlstein, C.C.A.N.J., 126 F.2d 789, 798. But more particularly and properly the term denotes either: (1) a contempt against the sovereign, the government … Black's law dictionary
misprision — A word used to describe an offense which does not possess a specific name. United States v. Perlstein, C.C.A.N.J., 126 F.2d 789, 798. But more particularly and properly the term denotes either: (1) a contempt against the sovereign, the government … Black's law dictionary
Treason Act 1695 — The Treason Act 1695 is an Act of the Parliament of England (citation 7 8 Will. III c. 3, long title An Act for regulateing of Tryals in Cases of Treason and Misprision of Treason ) which laid down rules of evidence and procedure in treason… … Wikipedia
Misprision of felony — Criminal law Part of … Wikipedia
crime — Synonyms and related words: atrocity, breach, break, crime against humanity, criminal tendency, criminality, criminosis, deadly sin, delict, delinquency, dereliction, enormity, error, evil, evil courses, evildoing, failure, fault, feloniousness,… … Moby Thesaurus
