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Definition of miscarriage of justice noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

miscarriage of justice

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/ˌmɪskærɪdʒ əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/
 
/ˌmɪskærɪdʒ əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/
[uncountable, countable] (law)
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  1. 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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