Latin quote · Law
Error in persona
“Mistake about the person.”
Legal term
Translation
What does “Error in persona” mean?
Error in persona translates as “Mistake about the person.”
It means a mistake about the identity of the other party, which matters when that person’s identity was essential. In criminal law it also describes harming the wrong victim.
Origin
The story behind it
A classification from Roman and civil-law doctrine on mistake, used today in both contract and criminal law.
When to use it
How to use “Error in persona”
Useful in a criminal-law lecture on mistaken identity.
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