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reform

into a corrected form that more accurately reflects the agreement of the parties [allows a writing signed by mistake to be ed "W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al."] compare ratify 2 : to induce or cause to

Fallible

Liable to fail mistake or err liable to deceive or to be deceived as all men are fallible our opinions and hopes

misprision

misprision [Anglo-French, error, wrongdoing, from Old French, from mesprendre to make a mistake, from mes- wrongly + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to seize] 1 : neglectful or wrongful performance

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infringement

that of the owner or so similar that it is likely to deceive or to cause confusion or mistake on the part of the average purchaser. Infringement of a copyright involves the copying of a material and

identity

name or address) that distinguishes a person [is required to reveal the of an informer] [but for a mistake concerning the of the proper party "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 15(c)"] 3 : the condition of

defense

risk, coercion, consent contributory negligence at negligence, denial, diminished capacity, duress, entrapment, estoppel, fraud, infancy, insanity, intoxication, laches, mistake, necessity, res judicata, statute of limitations absolute defense : complete defense in this entry af·fir·ma·tive defense : a

circumstance

1 a : a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another [the s constituting fraud or mistake shall be stated "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 9(b)"] b : a piece of evidence that indicates

cancelled without prejudice

cancelled without prejudice A stamp an embassy or consulate puts on a visa when there is a mistake in the visa or the visa is a duplicate visa (two of the same kind). It does not

bailment

: a bailment imposed by law when the bailee comes into possession of the property by accident or mistake (as by finding it or receiving a mistaken delivery) called also involuntary bailment gratuitous bailment : a bailment

Erratum

An error or mistake in writing or printing

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