MISTAKE OF FACT
\mɪstˈe͡ɪk ɒv fˈakt], \mɪstˈeɪk ɒv fˈakt], \m_ɪ_s_t_ˈeɪ_k ɒ_v f_ˈa_k_t]\
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A legal obligation does not occur because a fact that exists or that does not exist is forgotten, or ignored. If a mistake of fact occurs in court proceedings, the erring court must fix it. Any signed document that incorrectly records what the signatories intended may be fixed by a court if one of its signatories applies. Typically, a party to a contract will not be discharged from its obligations under the contract just because of a mistake in the contract's terms. Also known as error of fact.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).