Mistake
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
In equity, some unintentional act, or omission or error, arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition or misplaced confidence. Mistake of fact: the result of ignorance of some fact which really exists, or of a belief in the existence of some fact which really does not exist. Mistake of law: the result of an erroneous conclusion as to the legal effect of facts of which the person has full knowledge.