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MISPRISION OF TREASON

\mɪspɹˈɪʒən ɒv tɹˈiːzən], \mɪspɹˈɪʒən ɒv tɹˈiːzən], \m_ɪ_s_p_ɹ_ˈɪ_ʒ_ə_n ɒ_v t_ɹ_ˈiː_z_ə_n]\

Definitions of MISPRISION OF TREASON

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The bare knowledge and concealment of treason, without any consent to it, such consent making the party a principal traitor.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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