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Othello errors

Othello errors is the plural of Othello error.

Meaning of Othello error

Noun

Othello error (plural Othello errors)

  1. An erroneous conclusion that someone is lying based on signs of stress.
    • Out of such turmoil, it must be expected that some significant percent of Othello errors (false positives) will subsequently be improperly scored as hits when innocent subjects "confess" in return for a reduced charge.1995, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, →ISBN

Questions about Othello errors

What is Othello errors the plural of?
Othello errors is the plural of Othello error.

Words near Othello errors in the dictionary

  1. othala
  2. othalanga
  3. othalas
  4. Othello
  5. Othello error
  6. Othello errors
  7. Othello syndrome
  8. Othelloesque
  9. othematoma
  10. othematomata
  11. otheoscope

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