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.
An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. 1  The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his. 2  I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography. ... 3 a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer.