No Harm, No Foul. Not every error at trial merits reversal. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial, not an error-free trial. (Lutwak v. U.S. , 344 U.S. 604 (1953).) Appellate courts generally donât reverse convictions unless a legal error was likely to have contributed to a guilty verdict.
A frenemy â someone who pretends to be a friend but is actually a rival. Frenemies are often supportive and complimentary, sometimes to excess. But deep down they harbor a ulterior motive â to compete with or humiliate their âfriend.â.
Definition of friend for Students. 1  1 : a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another person. 2  2 : a person who is not an enemy friend or foe. 3  3 : a person who helps or supports something She was a friend to environmental causes.