miscarriage of justice
noun/ˌmɪskærɪdʒ əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/
/ˌmɪskærɪdʒ əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/
[uncountable, countable] (law)- a situation in which a court makes a wrong decision, especially when somebody is punished when they are innocentTopics Preferences and decisionsc2
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