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Word of the day
for November 4
misprision n
  1. (law, chiefly historical)
    1. (uncountable) Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; (countable) a specific instance of this.
    2. (uncountable) In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. (by extension)
    1. (uncountable) Misinterpretation or misunderstanding; (countable) an instance of this; a mistake.
    2. (uncountable) Incorrect or unfair suspicion; (countable) an instance of this.

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  1. Despising or holding in contempt; disdain, scorn.
  2. Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.

Today, the first Friday of November in 2022, is Love Your Lawyer Day, which was established in 2001 by the American Lawyers Public Image Association.

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