error of fact

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• error of fact — n. A mistake made because an essential fact is not known or because something that was believed to be a fact was actually not true; also called error in fact. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy… …   Law dictionary

• error in fact — occurs when, by reason of some fact which is unknown to the court and not apparent on the record (e.g., infancy, or death of one of the parties), it renders a judgment void or voidable. Such occurs when some fact which really exists is unknown,… …   Black's law dictionary

• error in fact — occurs when, by reason of some fact which is unknown to the court and not apparent on the record (e.g., infancy, or death of one of the parties), it renders a judgment void or voidable. Such occurs when some fact which really exists is unknown,… …   Black's law dictionary

• error of fact — See error in fact …   Black's law dictionary

• error of fact — See error in fact …   Black's law dictionary

• error of fact — A mistake of fact as distinguished from a mistake of law. A finding of fact by the trial court contrary to the weight of the evidence. Southern Surety Co. v United States (CA8 NM) 23 F2d 55, 59. See ignorance of fact; mistake of fact …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• error — er·ror n: an act that through ignorance, deficiency, or accident departs from or fails to achieve what should be done procedural error s; esp: a mistake made by a lower court in conducting judicial proceedings or making findings in a case to… …   Law dictionary

• error — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ egregious (esp. AmE), fundamental, glaring, grave, great, grievous, major, serious ▪ The report contained some glaring errors …   Collocations dictionary

• Error — • Reduplicatively regarded, is in one way or another the product of ignorance. But besides the lack of information which it implies, it adds the positive element of a mental judgment, by which something false is held to be true, or something true …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Error — Er ror, n. [OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr. errare to err. See {Err}.] 1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The rest of his journey, his error by sea. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A wandering or deviation …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Error management theory — Error Management is a theory that looks at history of cognitive biases throughout evolution. It was put forth by David Buss and Martie Haselton. Such biases and heuristics over the vast time line of evolutionary history could have only existed if …   Wikipedia