harmless error

harmless error definition - legal

n

A mistake by the judge that does not interfere with a partyÂ’s rights or remedies and that, therefore, does not warrant reversal of the 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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