# Error — Throwing a generic error

> Usually you create an Error object with the intention of raising it using the {{jsxref("Statements/throw", "throw")}} keyword.

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Usually you create an Error object with the intention of raising it using the {{jsxref("Statements/throw", "throw")}} keyword. You can handle the error using the {{jsxref("Statements/try...catch", "try...catch")}} construct

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