miscarriage

  • 31miscarriage of justice — ► NOUN ▪ a failure of a court or judicial system to fulfil the objective of justice …

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  • 32Miscarriage of justice — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …

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  • 33Miscarriage & Infant Loss Memorial Book — The Miscarriage Infant Loss Memorial Book, was a prayer request facility for those who suffered the loss of a baby from conception to 3 years old. It is kept at the Church of St Paul the Apostle in Tintagel, Cornwall, United Kingdom where this… …

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  • 34miscarriage of justice — Decision or outcome of legal proceeding that is prejudicial or inconsistent with substantial rights of party. As used in constitutional standard of reversible error, miscarriage of justice means a reasonable probability of more favorable outcome… …

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  • 35miscarriage of justice — Decision or outcome of legal proceeding that is prejudicial or inconsistent with substantial rights of party. As used in constitutional standard of reversible error, miscarriage of justice means a reasonable probability of more favorable outcome… …

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  • 36miscarriage of justice — miscarriages of justice N VAR A miscarriage of justice is a wrong decision made by a court, as a result of which an innocent person is punished. I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man. ...a report… …

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  • 37miscarriage of justice — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms miscarriage of justice : singular miscarriage of justice plural miscarriages of justice a situation in which a court of law punishes someone for a crime that they did not commit …

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  • 38miscarriage of justice — mis.carriage of justice plural miscarriages of justice n [U and C] a situation in which someone is wrongly punished by a court of law for something they did not do ▪ the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice …

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  • 39miscarriage — noun Date: circa 1652 1. corrupt or incompetent management; especially a failure in the administration of justice 2. spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation …

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  • 40miscarriage — Synonyms and related words: abortion, abortive attempt, breakdown, clerical error, collapse, corrigendum, defeat, dud, erratum, error, failing, failure, fault, faute, frustration, human error, merry chase, misapprehension, miscalculation,… …

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