MISTAKE

Mistake

In contract law, a mistake is an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true. It can be argued as a defence, and if raised successfully can lead to the agreement in question being found void ab initio or voidable, or alternatively an equitable remedy may be provided by the courts. Common law has identified three different types of mistake in contract: the 'unilateral mistake', the 'mutual mistake' and the 'common mistake'. The distinction between the 'common mistake' and the 'mutual mistake' is important.

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mistake

Noun

  1. An error; a blunder.
  2. A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard to hit location, but instead ends up in an easy to hit place

Verb

  1. To understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.
    Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar.
  2. To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
  3. To take or choose wrongly.


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