error, harmless

error, harmless
n.
An error committed by a trial court that did not harm the rights of the party appealing the judgment and for which an appellate court will not reverse the trial court’s judgment.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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