miscarriage of justice

Idioms  

1. 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.

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miscarriage of justice

Patterson claims she suffered several counts of "substantial miscarriage of justice" because the trial judge erred in deciding what evidence could be presented.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

He said the family "passionately" believed there was a miscarriage of justice and want "our side of the story to be heard".

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

As Justice Kagan explained, there was another scenario in which an appeal waiver can be void, and that’s when enforcing the appeal waiver would lead to a miscarriage of justice.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

On Friday, his lawyers filed a new appeal, asking the Supreme Court to overturn his conviction in order to "rectify a miscarriage of justice."

From Barron's ● May 9, 2026

This one massive miscarriage of justice had afflicted the whole community with despair and made it hard for me to be dispassionate.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson