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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That a cooking gas cannister won’t detonate in error, and spark a shoot-out that breaks the peace permanently. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 The action follows an investigation by the Miami Herald and the nonprofit Tributary newsroom, which revealed that the tickets were being issued in error. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025 But archaeologist Piers Litherland, who headed the British team that discovered the tomb, thinks that identification was in error. Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025 It is based on topological quantum computing, a different approach and a new paradigm for the industry, promising a quantum leap in error correction. Gil Press, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in error

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“In error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20error. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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