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   mis·pri·sion

   /ˌmisˈpriZH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the deliberate concealment of one's knowledge of a treasonable act or a felony. historical

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French mesprision ‘error’, from mesprendre, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + prendre ‘to take’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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