misprision of felony or treason
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The common-law offense of failure to inform the authorities as to a treason or felony that one has witnessed or that has come to his knowledge; the failure to prevent a felony from being committed. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 7. The federal offense of failure to disclose a felony coupled with some positive act of concealment, such as suppression of evidence, harboring of a criminal, intimidation of witnesses, or other positive act designed to conceal from the authorities the fact that a crime has been committed. Bratton v United States (CA10 Okla) 73 F2d 795. The concealment or failure promptly to disclose and make known to the President or some Judge of the United States, or to the Governor or some judge or justice of a particular state knowledge of the commission of any treason against the United States, such concealment or failure to disclose being that of one owing allegiance to the United States. 18 USC § 3.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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