in error

idiom

: not correct : mistaken

I believe your conclusion is in error.

The judge was in error when she allowed the evidence to be admitted.

: in a way that is not correct

My earlier statement was made in error.

The evidence was admitted in error.

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The prosecution said the defendant, Qingyun Chen, had been released in error. —

Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024 Any customer who believes their tickets were canceled in error can contact their ticket agent to open an investigation, a spokesperson for Ticketmaster told NBC News on Wednesday. —

Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024 These occur when a Medicare Advantage company later reviews a senior citizen's medical record to look for diagnoses that a provider didn't submit or may have submitted in error. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024 Achieving quantum’s full potential will require advances in error correction, quantum software and hardware. —

Yuval Boger, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in error