slips and capture (English, noun)
expansion: slips and capture pl (plural only)
Senses:
glosses: A type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.
tags: plural
plural-only
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: 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.
tags: plural
plural-only
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