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mistaken identity

noun

Definitions

  1. A case of false belief that a certain individual is someone else.

    • The police arrested the wrong man; the media reported it as a case of mistaken identity.

  2. A defense in criminal law based on this situation, claiming that any eyewitnesses to a…

    A defense in criminal law based on this situation, claiming that any eyewitnesses to a crime incorrectly thought that they saw the defendant.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mistaken identity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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