miscarriage
- noun
- /ˈmɪsˌkærɪdʒ/
- After reviewing the evidence, the lawyer argued that the previous verdict was a miscarriage of justice.
- a miscarriage of justice
He completely exploded and, and you know, he called this the greatest miscarriage of justice in recent history.
- He completely exploded and, and you know, he called this the greatest miscarriage of justice in recent history.
- Because it's clear, couldn't be clearer that Roger Scruton is a victim of a miscarriage of justice.
- The pardon power is used to sort of, you know, adjudicate and resolve sort of miscarriages of justice.
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If the judges move her forward, this is a miscarriage of justice, people!
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Please, this is the grossest miscarriage of justice ever.
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Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice.
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In my opinion, this is a miscarriage of justice.
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I read in the papers recently about this big miscarriage of justice somewhere.
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It's a miscarriage of justice.
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Is there anyone in this town who can claim to have suffered a miscarriage of justice?
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm trying to prevent a miscarriage of justice.
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The authorities have yet to issue a statement, but Kozlov's lawyer has already recorded a miscarriage of justice.
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I think this conviction of Kim Potter on these charges was just simply unjust, a miscarriage of justice on every level.
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Miscarriage also comes from mis- 'wrong' and carry 'to take', so it literally means 'not carried through'. That's why we use miscarriage for an unsuccessful result or a plan that fails to reach the end.