mistaken identity
mistaken identity · mistaken identities
A case of false belief that a certain individual is someone elseA case of false belief that a certain individual is someone else.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)A defense in criminal law based on this situation, claiming that any eyewitnesses to a crime incorrectly thought that they saw the defendant.
Translations
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plural: mistaken identities| Singular | mistaken identity |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable