| The effect of this was to remove the offence of misprision of felony, which includes the offence of failing to report a crime. |
| The chief justice ruled that this did not amount to treason, but was at most misprision of treason. |
| A third kind of misprision includes contempt for the sovereign or seditious conduct against the government or the courts. |
| Concealment of a serious crime by one who knows of its commission but was not a party to it is misprision. |
| Whether the crime to be punished is to amount to treason, misprision of treason, or be only a misdemeanor, is left uncertain. |
| Gentlemen say this offence may amount to treason, misprision of treason, or other offence. |
