Miscarriage
21miscarriage — [[t]mɪ̱skæ̱rɪʤ, kær [/t]] miscarriages N VAR If a pregnant woman has a miscarriage, her baby dies and she gives birth to it before it is properly formed …
22miscarriage — [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] noun [C/U] the process of giving birth to a baby before it has developed enough to live • miscarriage of justice a situation in which a court of law punishes someone for a crime that they did not commit[/ex] …
23miscarriage — mis•car•riage [[t]mɪsˈkær ɪdʒ[/t]] for 1also [[t]ˈmɪsˌkær ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) phl the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, esp. between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion 2) failure to attain the just, right, or… …
24miscarriage — He e wale, poholo. See abortion, fetus. ♦ Miscarried fetus, keiki he e wale, keiki hā ule wale, hua hā ule. ♦ Miscarriage of justice, holo pono ole o ke kānāwai …
25miscarriage — Abortion; a premature birth. Anderson v Commonwealth, 19 Va 665, 58 SE2d 72, 16 ALR2d 942. The expulsion of the foetus at a period of utero gestation so early that it has not acquired the power of sustaining an independent life. More precisely,… …
26miscarriage — n. 1 a spontaneous abortion, esp. before the 28th week of pregnancy. 2 Brit. the failure (of a plan, letter, etc.) to reach completion or its destination. Phrases and idioms: miscarriage of justice any failure of the judicial system to attain the …
27miscarriage of justice — mis·car·riage of justice /ˌmis kar ij , mis ˌkar /: an error at trial that probably led to a less favorable outcome for the appealing party Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. miscarriage of justice …
28miscarriage of justice — misˌcarriage of ˈjustice noun miscarriages of justice PLURALFORM [countable] a situation in which someone is wrongly punished by a court of law for something they did not do * * * miscarriage of justice UK US noun [C] (plural miscarriages of… …
29miscarriage of justice — noun Failure of the courts to do justice • • • Main Entry: ↑miscarriage * * * misˌcarriage of ˈjustice [miscarriage of justice] noun uncountable …
30miscarriage of justice — noun count a situation in which a court of law punishes someone for a crime they did not commit …
