Mistake in United States
Mistake Definition
An erroneous conception, conviction, or belief in respect to matter of either fact or law, arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence. See Story, Eq. Jur. § 110. 159 Iowa 529. That result of ignorance of law or fact which has misled a person to commit that which, if he had not been in error, he would not have done. Jeremy, Eq. Jur. bk. 2, pt. 2, p. 358. An erroneous mental condition, conception, or conviction induced by a misapprehension of the truth, without which the act complained of would not have taken place. 159 Iowa 529. Distinction between “mistake” and “ignorance,” see “Ignorance.”
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| Mistake | Mistake in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Mistake | Mistake in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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An erroneous conception, conviction, or belief in respect to matter of either fact or law, arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence. See Story, Eq. Jur. § 110. 159 Iowa 529. That result of ignorance of law or fact which has misled a person to commit that which, if he had not been in error, he would not have done. Jeremy, Eq. Jur. bk. 2, pt. 2, p. 358. An erroneous mental condition, conception, or conviction induced by a misapprehension of the truth, without which the act complained of would not have taken place. 159 Iowa 529. Distinction between “mistake” and “ignorance,” see “Ignorance.”
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Mistake (Heightened Pleading Requirements)
This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of mistake. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Heightened Pleading Requirements is provided. Finally, the subject of Pleadings in relation with mistake is examined. Note that a list of cross references, bibliography and other resources appears at the end of this entry.
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See Also
Attempt; Excuse: Theory; Mens Rea; Strict Liability.
ACCEPTABILITY, BAD ENGLISH, BARBARISM, CATACHRESIS, CORRECT, DEVIANT, FREUDIAN SLIP, GRAMMATICALITY, LITERAL, MALAPROPISM, MISPRONUNCIATION, PLEONASM, SOLECISM, SPOONERISM, TAUTOLOGY.
Further Reading (Books)
Alexander, Larry. “Inculpatory and Exculpatory Mistakes and the Fact/Law Distinction: An Essay in Memory of Myke Bayles.” Law and Philosophy 12 (1993): 33_70.
American Law Institute. Model Penal Code: Proposed Official Draft. Philadelphia: ALI, 1962.
Bayles, Myke. Principles of Law: A Normative Analysis. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1987.
Dressler, Joshua. Understanding Criminal Law. 2d ed. New York: Matthew Bender/Irwin, 1995.
Husak, Douglas, and von Hirsch, Andrew. “Culpability and Mistake of Law.” In Action and Value in Criminal Law. Edited by Stephen Shute, John Gardner, and Jeremy Horder. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993, Pages 157_174.
Kadish, Sanford H., and Schulhofer, Stephen J. Criminal Law and Its Processes. Boston: Little, Brown, 1995.
Note. “Element Analysis in Defining Criminal Liability.” Stanford Law Review 35, no. 4 (1983): 681_762.
Simons, Kenneth W. “Mistake and Impossibility, Law and Fact, and Culpability: A Speculative Essay.” Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 81 (1990): 447_517.
Wharton, Francis. Criminal Law. 12th ed. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyer’s Co-operative, 1932.
Further Reading (Articles)
Mistakes: An Accidental Essay, American Music Teacher; February 1, 2010; Fairchild, Lisa
Making Mistakes Gracefully, Security Management; May 1, 2001; Cottringer, William
Ten Mistakes that Print Owners Make.(Features)(Reprint), Quick Printing; September 1, 2007
Mistakes, Texas Law Review; June 1, 2001; Dagan, Hanoch
MISTAKES ARE ALMOST EVERYWHERE., The Shopper Report; February 1, 1999
Mistake makeovers: an experienced buyer explains how to recognize, prevent, learn from, and make the best of buying mistakes.(BUSINESS FORUM), Gifts & Decorative Accessories; February 1, 2006; Schwartz, Meredith
Alleviating Mistakes: Reversal and Forgiveness for Flawed Perceptions.(Book review), Michigan Law Review; May 1, 2006; Rowley, Keith A.
Mistakes can easily be made., Purchasing; February 8, 2001; Murray Jr., Dr. John
Embrace mistakes so your organization can thrive., American Salesman; May 1, 2007; Lindquist, Marsha
Embracing Mistakes., Securities Industry News; October 18, 2004
Admitting mistakes is best choice, Post-Tribune (IN); November 23, 2004; Danita Johnson Hughes
“BRILLIANT MISTAKES” BOOK AND CONTEST CHALLENGE EXECUTIVES AND ENTREPRENEURS TO LEARN FROM BLUNDERS WHARTON DIGITAL PRESS AUTHOR PAUL SCHOEMAKER CONSIDERS MISTAKES AS “PORTALS OF DISCOVERY” THAT CAN LEAD TO BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION., States News Service; November 10, 2011
The art of making mistakes., Supervision; January 1, 2003; Ramsey, Robert D.
Making mistakes (Part 1). (The Bridge).(Brief Article)(Column), Walls & Ceilings; February 1, 2002; Syken, J.M.
Mistake, Mistake, Mistake, Mistake, Santa Fe Reporter; August 30, 2006; Sauthoff, Patricia
Mistake, Encyclopaedia Judaica; January 1, 2007; Albeck, Shalom Elon, Menachem
Dealing with mistakes.(THE HOME FORUM), The Christian Science Monitor; July 9, 2009; Roegge, Bea
Despite Ethics, Medical Mistakes Go Unreported, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); December 5, 1997; Price, Joyce Howard
Use Mistakes to Foster Innovation, Research-Technology Management; March 1, 2008; Prather, Charles W.
Calibration mistakes: thread plug gages: the more complex the gage, the more room for mistakes.(OTHER DIMENSIONS)(Editorial), Quality; June 1, 2011; Cox, Hill
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