miscarriage of justice
21Miscarriage — Mis*car riage, n. 1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice. [1913 Webster] When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages …
22miscarriage — (n.) 1580s, mistake, error; 1610s, misbehavior; see MISCARRY (Cf. miscarry) + AGE (Cf. age). Meaning untimely delivery is from 1660s. Miscarriage of justice is from 1875 …
23miscarriage — [mis kar′ij, mis′kar′ij, mis′kar΄ij] n. 1. failure to carry out what was intended [a miscarriage of justice] 2. failure of mail, freight, etc. to reach its destination 3. the natural expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb before it is… …
24justice — noun 1 fairness ADJECTIVE ▪ distributive, economic, environmental, natural, racial (esp. AmE), social ▪ rough ▪ He saw it as rough …
25miscarriage — n. abortion 1) to have a miscarriage failure 2) a gross miscarriage (of justice) * * * [ˌmɪs kærɪdʒ] [ abortion ] to have a miscarriage [ failure ] a gross miscarriage (of justice) …
26miscarriage — /mis kar ij/; for 1 also /mis kar ij/, n. 1. the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, esp. between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion. Cf. abortion (def. 1). 2. failure to attain the just, right, or desired… …
27justice — jus|tice [ dʒʌstıs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the fact that something is reasonable and fair: He appealed to their sense of justice. Campaigners are convinced of the justice of their cause. a ) treatment of people that is fair and morally right: the …
28justice — [[t]ʤʌ̱stɪs[/t]] ♦♦ justices 1) N UNCOUNT Justice is fairness in the way that people are treated. He has a good overall sense of justice and fairness... He only wants freedom, justice and equality... There is no justice in this world! 2) N… …
29justice — jus|tice W2 [ˈdʒʌstıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(system of judgement)¦ 2¦(fairness)¦ 3¦(being right)¦ 4 do justice to somebody/something 5 do yourself justice 6 justice has been done/served 7¦(judge)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin …
30justice */*/*/ — UK [ˈdʒʌstɪs] / US noun Word forms justice : singular justice plural justices 1) a) [uncountable] treatment of people that is fair and morally right the struggle for freedom and justice social justice: a society based on democracy, peace, and… …
