The phrase "a material error" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal, academic, or formal contexts to refer to a significant mistake that affects the outcome or validity of a situation.
Example: "The court found that there was a material error in the judgment, which warranted a retrial."
Alternatives: "a significant error" or "a substantial mistake."
Unlike a securities fraud claim under Rule 10b-5, however, there is no need to prove any intent to mislead, only that a material error was made.
A warning from the owner of the Bargain Booze shops that a material error in its financial forecasts means its profit will be £5.2 million less than expected wiped more than £300 million off its stock market value.
The agency maintains that "a material error in law" was made at Snoop Dogg's hearing in January, when he was cleared to enter Britain by an immigration judge who said he found no evidence that Snoop Dogg was responsible for any public disorder.
"Given that the supposed absence of evidence of clinical effectiveness was the specific reason given... for turning down the application, that is such a material error that it suffices in and of itself to warrant quashing the decision and sending it back for reconsideration," she said.
According to Lord Dyson, this was not justified as "the importance of Anisminic is that it showed that a material error of law renders a decision a 'nullity' so that the decision is in principle judicially reviewable".
The report defined a "potentially material error" as an alleged inaccuracy in information that is commonly used to generate credit scores.
While the good news for consumers is that 98 percent of credit reports don't contain material errors, our members look forward to continuing to push down the material error rate.
Poor microfilm quality development is often the result of human, not material, error, and when it comes to copying these historic records onto microfilm, a reasonable amount of care is required.
Over all, 26 percent of the participating consumers identified at least one "potentially material' error in at least one of their three reports.
"Affected by material error" (in European Union parlance) means money stolen from the budget.But euphemisms can also be benign, even necessary.
The proposed rule is set to take effect at the start of next year and would allow payouts to be reclaimed if evidence emerged of "misbehaviour or material error", major financial problems or failures of risk management.
