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Meanings of mistake in English

Portuguese
falha
Catalan
equívoc
Spanish
falta
Wikidata

A mistake, an oversight, a slight; usually apologetic, referring to one's own failures.

falha
Portuguese
erro
Catalan
equivocació

An understanding of something that is not correct.

erro
Portuguese
equivocar
Catalan
equivocar-se
Spanish
errar

To make a mistake or be incorrect.

Related terms
equivocar
Spanish
error

Concept in law.

Related terms
error
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Examples for "legal error"
Examples for "legal error"
1
The FTC on Friday argued that ruling was a legal error.
Reuters
2
He'd used his father's machine on Martha, and that was a legal error.
The Fourth "R"
3
I am the honest man whom a legal error unjustly doomed to death twenty-five years ago in the place of the true culprit!
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
4
In the ruling, conservative Justice Samuel Alito said the lower court had "committed a fundamental legal error" in the way it had analyzed the dispute.
Reuters
5
The Tanzania-based court also freed Zigiranyirazo citing serious factual and legal errors.
Reuters
Usage of mistake in English
1
I said, 'I expect that sort of mistake often happens, Mr Parkis.
The End of the Affair
2
But the question remains: is setting a transition date actually a mistake?
Wired
3
However, US President Trump said he thought that would be a mistake.
News.com.au
4
Ultimately, the referees' mistake had not changed the course of the game.
The Guardian
5
To negotiate with terrorists in this particular case is a mistake .
The Irish Times
6
Investigations continue to identify & prosecute this great tragedy & unforgivable mistake.
News.com.au
7
It hadn't been a mistake, seven years ago; he hadn't been wrong.
Arthas: rise of the lich king
8
This was a serious mistake given the strategic importance of National Treasury.
The South African
9
Let there be no mistake: a war of words is upon us.
The Guardian
10
The 'mistake' or 'by-product' idea, which I am espousing, works like this.
The god delusion
11
A counterattacking threat all match but mistake led to second Ioane try.
The Guardian
12
There can be no mistake.' Then she said, 'Perhaps she cried out.
For my Country’s Freedom
13
They had not anticipated the particular mistake that caused problems on Friday.
The Guardian
14
One mistake is to think that central banks control the money supply.
The Irish Times
15
Jeremiah saw through the mistake; the true Israel was narrowed to himself.
Prolegomena to the History of Israel
16
And so let me ask you: What if you made one mistake?
Demon: a memoir
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Mistake through the time
Mistake across language varieties
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Common
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
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