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Erratum

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[Latin, Error.] The term used in the Latin formula for the assignment of mistakes made in a case.

After reviewing a case, if a judge decides that there was no error, he or she indicates so by replying, "In nollo est erratum," which means, "no error was committed." The plural is errata.



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Editor's note: The following erratum was published in the January 2006 issue (Environ Health Perspect 114:A21):
NB: There is an odd erratum on page 36 where Nat Turner's rebellion is dated 1859 instead of 1831.
Zavodny M, Fertility and parental consent for minors to receive contraceptives, erratum, American Journal of Public Health, 2005, 95(1): 194.
 
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