misprision of a felony

Definition of "misprision of a felony"
  1. An act of intentionally hiding evidence or misleading law enforcement about another person's felony
How to use "misprision of a felony" in a sentence
  1. She was charged with misprision of a felony for deleting security footage to protect her brother.
  2. Falsely altering the crime scene led to his arrest for misprision of a felony.
  3. Misprision of a felony is the charge she faced for hiding the suspected murder weapon.

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