What is the producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B. See Insanity called?
aberration — (Law) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B. See Insanity. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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