Mistake+for

  • 41mistake — In law, a misunderstanding or erroneous belief about a matter of fact (mistake of fact) or a matter of law (mistake of law). In civil cases, mistake is particularly important in the law of contract Mistakes of law have no effect on the validity… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 42Mistake — 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… …

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  • 43mistake — 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

  • 44mistake — 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

  • 45mistake*/*/ — [mɪˈsteɪk] noun [C] I 1) something that you have not done correctly, or something you say or think that is not correct spelling/grammar mistakes[/ex] 2) something that you do that you later wish you had not done, because it causes a lot of… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 46mistake — /mɪ steɪk/ noun an act or decision which is wrong, or something that has been done wrongly ● It was a mistake to let him name his own salary. ● There was a mistake in the address. ♦ to make a mistake to do something wrong ● The shop made a… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 47mistake — 1. noun it was all a mistake Syn: error, fault, inaccuracy, omission, slip, blunder, miscalculation, misunderstanding, oversight, misinterpretation, gaffe, faux pas; informal slip up, boo boo, howler; Brit.; informal boob …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 48mistake — mis•take [[t]mɪˈsteɪk[/t]] n. v. took, tak•en, tak•ing 1) an error in action, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc 2) a misunderstanding or misconception 3) to regard or identify wrongly as… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50mistake — n 1. error, inaccuracy, fallacy, erratum, corrigendum, Sports. miscue; fault, flaw, human error; oversight, omission. 2. blunder, botch, bungle, fumble, flub, muff, Inf. bobble; leak, slip, slip of the tongue or pen, Inf. slipup; All Sl. pratfall …

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