in error
Definition of in error
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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errorplay
: an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior
: an act involving an unintentional deviation from truth or accuracy
: an act that through ignorance, deficiency, or accident departs from or fails to achieve what should be done : such as
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