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term:<\/p>\n

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n<\/p><\/dt>\n

:<\/b> an act that through ignorance, deficiency, or accident departs from or fails to achieve what should be done [procedural s<\/i>]
;esp<\/i>
:<\/b> a mistake made by a lower court in conducting judicial proceedings or making findings in a case [to compel to conclusion that a manifest has been done “Moses v. Burgin<\/i>, 445 F.2d 369 (1971)”] often used without an article [had been to give the jury special interrogatories “K. A. Cohen”]; see also assignment of error<\/a>, clearly erroneous<\/a> NOTE: Generally a party must object to an error at trial in order to raise it as an issue on appeal. <\/i> <\/p>\n

clear error<\/b>
:<\/b> an error made by a judge in his or her findings of fact which is such that it leaves the reviewing court with the firm and definite conviction that a mistake has been made NOTE: A clear error may or may not warrant reversal. <\/i> <\/p>\n

fundamental error<\/b>
:<\/b> plain error <\/a> in this entry used esp. in criminal cases <\/p>\n

harmless error<\/b>
:<\/b> an error that does not affect a substantial right or change the outcome of a trial and does not warrant reversal or other modification of the lower court’s decision on appeal <\/p>\n

invited error<\/b>
:<\/b> an error resulting from a party’s own request for or encouragement of an action by the court NOTE: A party may not seek relief based on invited error that he or she has induced. <\/i> <\/p>\n

manifest error<\/b>
:<\/b> an error that is obvious and indisputable and that warrants reversal on appeal <\/p>\n

plain error<\/b>
:<\/b> an obvious and prejudicial error that affects the substantial rights of the parties and that results or probably results in a miscarriage of justice NOTE: Plain error warrants reversal on appeal even in the absence of objection to the error at trial. <\/i> <\/p>\n

prejudicial error<\/b>
:<\/b> an error that affects or presumptively affects the outcome of a trial <\/p>\n

reversible error<\/b>
:<\/b> a substantial and prejudicial error warranting reversal on appeal <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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