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slips and capture en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) A type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.
  2. (plural, plural-only) A type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another. ▸ Particularly, the error by which a police officer bears a gun while intending to take out a Taser instead.