mistaken identification

collocation in English

meaningsofmistakenandidentification

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mistaken
adjective
uk
/mɪˈsteɪ.kən/us
/mɪˈsteɪ.kən/
wrong in what you believe, or based on a belief that ...
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identification
noun[U]
uk
/aɪˌden.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/aɪˌden.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of recognizing and naming someone ...
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(Definition ofmistakenandidentificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmistaken identification

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I believe that the proposals to safeguard againstmistakenidentificationare important.
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Miscarriages of justice have mostly been attributable to three causes: first, to false confessions; secondly, to unsatisfactory forensic evidence; and, thirdly, tomistakenidentification.
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The committee heldmistakenidentificationto be by far the greatest cause of actual or possible wrong conviction.
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That is a personal case ofmistakenidentificationwhich occurs day in and day out.
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Amistakenidentificationdoes not alter the value or the interest; indeed, it may add to it.
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We do not know the number of people at present in prison because ofmistakenidentification.
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The reason for this is that it is quite possible for an honest witness to make amistakenidentification, and notorious miscarriages of justice have occurred as a result.
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We all know that a month after an event someone can make amistakenidentification, and one suspects that 50 years later there will be real and grave risks.
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Mistakenidentificationof a pest may result in ineffective actions.
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False medical claims are often based onmistakenidentification.
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Experts say past sightings were cases ofmistakenidentification.
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Yusuf believed his inclusion on a watch list may have simply been an error: amistakenidentification of him for a man with the same name, but different spelling.
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