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Politics : Long Live The Death Penalty! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Neocon who wrote (479)1/21/2003 9:08:42 AM
From: louisebaltimore  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 828
 
mis·take
(click to hear the word) (m-stk)
n.
1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.

ac·ci·den·tal
(click to hear the word) (ks-dntl)
adj.
Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance.

in·ten·tion·al
(click to hear the word) (n-tnsh-nl)
adj.
Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight.

Mistake implies deliberation. Accidental implies none. Accidental "mistake" is an oxymoron. An intentional "mistake" is fraud.

fraud
(click to hear the word) (frôd)
n.
A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain.