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mistaken identity

mistaken identity noun: a case of false belief that a certain individual is someone else.

Noun

mistaken identity (countable and uncountable, plural mistaken identities)

  1. 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.
  2. A defense in criminal law based on this situation, claiming that any eyewitnesses to a crime incorrectly thought that they saw the defendant.

mistaken identity meaning in Tamil

mistaken identity in Tamil

தப்படையாளம்

Forms of mistaken identity

pluralmistaken identities

Questions about mistaken identity

What does mistaken identity mean?
Mistaken identity means a case of false belief that a certain individual is someone else.
What is mistaken identity in Tamil?
Mistaken identity in Tamil is தப்படையாளம். See Mistaken identity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mistaken identity?
Mistaken identity is a noun.
What is the plural of mistaken identity?
The plural of mistaken identity is mistaken identities.

Words near mistaken identity in the dictionary

  1. mistakeful
  2. mistakeless
  3. mistakelessness
  4. mistaken
  5. mistaken identities
  6. mistaken identity
  7. mistaken windmills for giants
  8. mistakenly
  9. mistakenness
  10. mistakeproof
  11. mistaker

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