reversal (error)

  • 1error — 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… …

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  • 2Error detection and correction — In mathematics, computer science, telecommunication, and information theory, error detection and correction has great practical importance in maintaining data (information) integrity across noisy channels and less than reliable storage… …

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  • 3error — A mistaken judgment or incorrect belief as to the existence or effect of matters of fact, or a false or mistaken conception or application of the law. Such a mistaken or false conception or application of the law to the facts of a cause as will… …

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  • 4error — A mistaken judgment or incorrect belief as to the existence or effect of matters of fact, or a false or mistaken conception or application of the law. Such a mistaken or false conception or application of the law to the facts of a cause as will… …

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  • 5prejudicial error — Error substantially affecting appellant s legal rights and obligations. Erskine v. Upham, 56 Cal.App.2d 235, 132 P.2d 219, 228. One which affects or presumptively affects the final results of the trial. State v. Gilcrist, 15 Wash.App. 892, 552… …

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  • 6Control reversal — is an adverse effect on the controllability of aircraft. The flight controls reverse themselves in a way that is not intuitive, so pilots may not be aware of the situation and therefore provide the wrong inputs; in order to roll to the left, for… …

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  • 7plain error — see error Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. plain error n. An obviou …

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  • 8Harmless error — A harmless error is a ruling by a trial judge that, although clearly mistaken, does not meet the burden for a losing party to reverse the original decision of the trier of fact on appeal, or to warrant a new trial. Harmless error is easiest to… …

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  • 9harmless error — see error Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. harmless error n …

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  • 10reversible error — see error Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reversible error …

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