1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ERROR (Lat. error, from errare, to wander, to err), a mistake, a departure or deviation from what is true, exact or right. For the legal process by which a judgment could be reversed on the ground of error, known as a " writ of error," see WRIT and APPEAL. The words " error excepted "or " errors and omissions excepted " (contracted to " E.E." " E. & O.E."), are frequently placed at the end of a statement of account or an invoice, so that the accounting party may reserve the right to correct any errors or omissions …
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