What does Bdl al-ghalaṭ mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Bdl al-ghalaṭ (بدل الْغَلَط) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Bdl al-ghalaṭ

Bdl al-ghalaṭ according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

That is, the apposition whose cause is the speaker's error over the substituted term; the annexation is there too like the apposition of inclusion: intending the latter after erring over the former. The two well-known forms of badal al-ghalat do not occur in eloquent speech.

Bdl al-ghalaṭ according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

What is intended after one erred by something else.

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