slips and capture

noun — 2 senses

slips and capture

noun
1

A type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.

2

Government, Law enforcement Particularly, the error by which a police officer bears a gun while intending to take out a Taser instead.

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