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.
cronyism /ËkroÊniËÉªzÉm/ noun. cronyism. /ËkroÊniËÉªzÉm/. noun. Learner's definition of CRONYISM. [noncount] disapproving. : the unfair practice by a powerful person (such as a politician) of giving jobs and other favors to friends. The mayor has been accused of cronyism.