what is a mistake?

Answer 1

Saying "I do".

Answer 2

mistake
mis‧take Pronunciation noun, verb, -took, -tak‧en, -tak‧ing.

–noun
1. an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
2. a misunderstanding or misconception.
–verb (used with object) 3. to regard or identify wrongly as something or someone else: I mistook him for the mayor.
4. to understand, interpret, or evaluate wrongly; misunderstand; misinterpret.
–verb (used without object) 5. to be in error.
—Idiom6. and no mistake, for certain; surely: He's an honorable person, and no mistake.

mistake of fact
1 : a mistake regarding a fact or facts esp. that significantly affects the performance of a contract
2 : a criminal defense that attempts to eliminate culpability on the ground that the defendant operated from an unintentional misunderstanding of fact rather than from a criminal purpose
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mistake of law
: a mistake involving the misunderstanding or incorrect application of law in regard to an act, contract, transaction, determination, or state of affairs; also : a criminal defense alleging such a mistake
NOTE: In both contract and criminal law a mistake of law is a weaker ground for relief or acquittal than a mistake of fact.
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mutual mistake
: a mistake common to both parties to a contract who were in agreement about the purpose or terms of the contract
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unilateral mistake
: a mistake on the part of one party to a contract that is usually not a ground for rescission or reformation unless one party stands to profit or benefit improperly from the mistake

mistake

n 1: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" [syn: error, fault] 2: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" [syn: misunderstanding, misapprehension] 3: part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" [syn: error] v 1: identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" [syn: misidentify] 2: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err, slip]

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Answer 3

present generation telling truth is a big mistake

Answer 4

A mistake is when you do something that should not have been done, but you didn't do in on purpose..... or you did it on purpose but you then regret having done it.

Answer 5

To understand wrongly, taking one thing for another.
To make an error, to do something in wrong way.

u shud genaralise this ..in what refrenace u r talking about it

Answer 6

mistake is something is not right.

Answer 7

an incorrect, unwise, or unfortunate act or decision caused by bad judgment or a lack of information or care/misunderstanding of something

Answer 8

something you may terribly regret

Answer 9

doing something that you regret

Answer 10

Something you did but you shouldn't have.

Answer 11

doing drugs.