innocent mistake
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinnocentandmistake
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innocent
adjective
uk/ˈɪn.ə.sənt/us/ˈɪn.ə.sənt/
(of a person) not guilty of a ...
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mistake
noun[C]
uk/mɪˈsteɪk/us/mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
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(Definition ofinnocentandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Often there is aninnocentmistakeabout the identity of the assailant or the accused.
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It would be putting the blame where it really belonged and excusing the newspaper from anyinnocentmistakeit might make.
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I have known many examples of people caught by aninnocentmistake.
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That was aninnocentmistake, but it was not culpable.
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In regard to the sort of mistakes that can occur, there is theinnocentmistakethat all advocates come across at some stage in their professional practice.
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But surely it is an absurd notion that in a matter of what, after all, may be really aninnocentmistake, a punishment of this kind may be possible.
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That means, whatever the state of education of these farmers may be, if they make a mistake, and it may be aninnocentmistake, the onus rests upon them.
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There may be cases in which owing to someinnocentmistake, or some inadvertence of that kind, a private operator may find he has unwittingly and unintentionally broken the law.
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Great fears created by the ultimate in innocent mistakes.
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I receive regular complaints from constituents who have made genuine, innocent mistakes in their application or claim form resulting in the refusal of a grant.
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We all know that the social security legislation is complex and that both benefits staff and claimants make innocent mistakes.
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Tribunal officials acknowledge that the mistakes are often innocent mistakes, yet people are penalised for them.
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This proposal was met with objections when first raised in 2005, on the grounds that it would not leave any room for innocent mistakes.
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