assignment of error

assignment of error definition - legal

n

The list in an appellantÂ’s brief of the trial courtÂ’s alleged errors, upon which the appellant seeks a modification, reversal, or vacation of the trial courtÂ’s decision.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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