misprision
noun | \ mis-ˈpri-zhən \ | mis·pri·sion
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: neglectful or wrongful performance of an official duty
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: a clerical error in a legal proceeding that can be corrected in a summary proceeding
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: the concealment of a treason or felony and failure to report it to the prosecuting authorities by a person who has not committed it misprision of felony misprision of treason