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Misprision
and contempts, punishable by fine and imprisonment. See 4 Bl. Com. 119 et seq. Misprisions of clerks are mistakes made by clerks, etc., in writing or keeping records
Reversal of judgment
the King's Bench and thence to the Exchequer Chamber and the House on Lords. It was brought for mistakes as to matters of substance, appearing in the judgment or other parts of the record. See Steph. Com.,
Remedial statutes
arise either from the general imperfection of all human laws, from change of time and circumstances, from the mistakes and unadvised determinations of unlearned judges, or from any other cause. This being effected either by enlarging the
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Patent error
(3056): (2003) 6 SCC 675; see also Ranjeet Singh v. Ravi Prakash, (2004) 3 SCC 682. Means apparent mistakes; such errors can be seen on the face of an instrument, Dictionary of Constitutional and Parliamentary Terms, Lok
disabuse
To set free from mistakes to undeceive to disengage from fallacy or deception to set right often used with of as to disabuse
Judge
them in their trust and office, and in wilful abuse of the same, but only in ignorance, and mistaking either of the law or of the case in matter of fact.' A Judge, de facto is one
Errors excepted
Errors excepted, a phrase appended to an account stated, in order to excuse slight mistakes or oversights. Accounts are commonly signed with the addition E. and O.E.-'Errors and omissions excepted.'
Rectify
or set right to correct from a wrong erroneous or false state to amend as to rectify errors mistakes or abuses to rectify the will the judgment opinions to rectify disorders
File closer
posted in the rear of a line or on the flank of a column of soldiers to rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the ranks
Capitalize on
to ones advantage to take advantage of a situation to profit from as to capitalize on an opponents mistakes
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