ignorance (mistake) of a fact

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• mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… …   Law dictionary

• mistake — Some unintentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence. A state of mind not in accord with reality. A mistake exists when a person, under some erroneous conviction of law or fact, does, or …   Black's law dictionary

• mistake — Some unintentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence. A state of mind not in accord with reality. A mistake exists when a person, under some erroneous conviction of law or fact, does, or …   Black's law dictionary

• ignorance — The want or absence of knowledge, unaware or uninformed. Ignorance of law is want of knowledge or acquaintance with the laws of the land in so far as they apply to the act, relation, duty, or matter under consideration. Ignorance of fact is want… …   Black's law dictionary

• ignorance — The want or absence of knowledge, unaware or uninformed. Ignorance of law is want of knowledge or acquaintance with the laws of the land in so far as they apply to the act, relation, duty, or matter under consideration. Ignorance of fact is want… …   Black's law dictionary

• MISTAKE — A legal transaction requires that the making up of the mind (or the conclusive intention of the parties to close the bargain – gemirat ha da at) be demonstrated (see acquisition , Modes of). When it is apparent that one of the parties lacked such …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• mistake of fact — see mistake Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mistake of fact n …   Law dictionary

• fact — n [Latin factum deed, real happening, something done, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere to do, make] 1: something that has actual existence: a matter of objective reality 2: any of the circumstances of a case that exist or are… …   Law dictionary

• Mistake — A mistake is an error. Mistake may also refer to: Mistake (contract law), or Honest mistake an excuse for non performance of a contract Mistake (criminal law), or mistake of fact, a defense to criminal charges on the grounds of ignorance of a… …   Wikipedia

• Mistake of law — Criminal defenses P …   Wikipedia

• Mistake (criminal law) — This article is about the criminal defense. For other uses, see Mistake. Criminal defenses …   Wikipedia