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MISTAKE

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Some unintentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, Imposition, or misplaced confidence. Code Ga. s 3117; 1 Story, Eq. Jur. … [Read more...]

MITIGATION OF PUNISHMENT

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The reduction of the severity of a punishment as a result of circumstances where justice or fairness would warrant a less severe punishment. … [Read more...]

MISTAKE IN JUDGMENT

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An error in judgment. May also refer to a clerical error in a judgment that has been recorded. … [Read more...]

MITIOR SENSUS

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construction. The more lenient sense. It was formerly held in actions for libel and slander, that when two or more constructions could be put upon the words, one of which would not be actionable the words were to be so construed, for verba accipienda sunt in mitiore sensu. 4 Co. 13, 20. It is now, however, well established, that they are not to be taken in the more lenient, or … [Read more...]

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