in error
idiom
1
: not correct : mistaken
I believe your conclusion is in error.
The judge was in error when she allowed the evidence to be admitted.
2
: in a way that is not correct
My earlier statement was made in error.
The evidence was admitted in error.
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White House aide Stephen Miller contradicted a number of statements the Trump administration has made in court, claiming a Maryland man was not deported to a Salvadoran prison in error.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The administration acknowledges a Maryland man was deported in error, which The Atlantic first reported.
Senate Democrats to try and force a vote on Trump's Canadian tariffs.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
Ukrainians who also benefited from the program were told to leave in error, DHS said.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
After those appeared to clear up, another outage began affecting X user access at about 9:30 a.m. ET — followed by a third significant spike in error complaints around 11 a.m. ET, according to website monitoring service Downdetector.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
The administration acknowledges a Maryland man was deported in error, which The Atlantic first reported.
Senate Democrats to try and force a vote on Trump's Canadian tariffs.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
Ukrainians who also benefited from the program were told to leave in error, DHS said.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
After those appeared to clear up, another outage began affecting X user access at about 9:30 a.m. ET — followed by a third significant spike in error complaints around 11 a.m. ET, according to website monitoring service Downdetector.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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“In error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20error. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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