miscarriage of justice
An unfair decision, especially one in a court of law. For example, Many felt that his being expelled from the school was a miscarriage of justice. This expression, which uses miscarriage in the sense of “making a blunder,” was first recorded in 1875.
Words Nearby miscarriage of justice
- MIS-C
- miscalculate
- miscall
- miscanthus
- miscarriage
- miscarriage of justice
- miscarry
- miscast
- Misc. Doc.
- misce
- miscegenation
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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