Misprision

Neglect; oversight; mistake; neglect or light account made of a crime; omission to reveal a crime. It is a negative misprision where it is a mere concealment of what oughf to be revealed; a positive misprision where it is the doing of an act which ought not to be done. Misprision of felony: the concealment of a felony committed by another, without such conduct as will make the party an accessory. Misprision of treason: the bare knowledge and concealment of treason vi^ithout any degree of assent thereto.