in error
idiom
1
: not correct : mistaken
I believe your conclusion is in error.
The judge was in error when she allowed the evidence to be admitted.
2
: in a way that is not correct
My earlier statement was made in error.
The evidence was admitted in error.
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On Friday evening, the Office of Personnel Management, which serves as a human resources department for the federal government, acknowledged that some employees may have received termination notices in error and said the buyout agreements would be honored.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
On Friday evening, the Office of Personnel Management, which serves as a human resources department for the federal government, acknowledged that some employees may have received termination notices in error and said the buyouts agreements would be honored.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
The two calls of controversy in the Chiefs-Bills game were in error.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Bertino-Tarrant originally signed the resolution that asked the county’s division of transportation to explore a three-lane alternative, but later said that was in error and issued the veto.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
On Friday evening, the Office of Personnel Management, which serves as a human resources department for the federal government, acknowledged that some employees may have received termination notices in error and said the buyouts agreements would be honored.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
The two calls of controversy in the Chiefs-Bills game were in error.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Bertino-Tarrant originally signed the resolution that asked the county’s division of transportation to explore a three-lane alternative, but later said that was in error and issued the veto.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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“In error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20error. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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