- miscarriage of justice
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An error at a trial which led to an unjust outcome, such as the conviction of a person for a crime they did not commit.
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miscarriage of justice — mis·car·riage of justice /ˌmis kar ij , mis ˌkar /: an error at trial that probably led to a less favorable outcome for the appealing party Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. miscarriage of justice … Law dictionary
miscarriage of justice — misˌcarriage of ˈjustice noun miscarriages of justice PLURALFORM [countable] a situation in which someone is wrongly punished by a court of law for something they did not do * * * miscarriage of justice UK US noun [C] (plural miscarriages of… … Financial and business terms
miscarriage of justice — noun Failure of the courts to do justice • • • Main Entry: ↑miscarriage * * * misˌcarriage of ˈjustice [miscarriage of justice] noun uncountable … Useful english dictionary
miscarriage of justice — ► NOUN ▪ a failure of a court or judicial system to fulfil the objective of justice … English terms dictionary
miscarriage of justice — noun count a situation in which a court of law punishes someone for a crime they did not commit … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Miscarriage of justice — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions … Wikipedia
miscarriage 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… … Black's law dictionary
miscarriage 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… … Black's law dictionary
miscarriage 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… … English dictionary
miscarriage 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 … English dictionary
miscarriage 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
