Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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
substantial — sub·stan·tial /səb stan chəl/ adj 1 a: of or relating to substance b: not illusory: having merit failed to raise a substantial constitutional claim c: having importance or significance: material … Law dictionary
error — 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… … Black's law dictionary
error — 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… … Black's law dictionary
error — A mistake of law or fact; a mistake of the court in the trial of an action; a writ to review a judgment of an inferior court in a higher court for errors appearing on the face of the record. A proceeding under a writ of error, distinct, under the … Ballentine's law dictionary
Error 33 — The term error 33 is jargon for the failure due to predicating one research project on the success of another, or alternatively for allowing one s own research into the critical path of another project.… … Wikipedia
substantial justice rule — The rule that a judgment shall not be reversed if it appears that there has been no error in reference to substantive principles, that substantial justice has been done, and that such error as occurred in the lower court was technical. West v… … Ballentine's law dictionary
harmless error doctrine — The doctrine that minor or harmless errors during a trial do not require reversal of the judgment by an appellate court. An error which is trivial or formal or merely academic and was not prejudicial to the substantial rights of the party… … Black's law dictionary
harmless error doctrine — The doctrine that minor or harmless errors during a trial do not require reversal of the judgment by an appellate court. An error which is trivial or formal or merely academic and was not prejudicial to the substantial rights of the party… … Black's law dictionary
plain error rule — This rule that plain errors affecting substantial rights may be considered on motion for new trial or on appeal though not raised in trial court if manifest injustice or miscarriage of justice has resulted, is invoked on case to case basis, but… … Black's law dictionary
