(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error.
miscarriage
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for miscarriage.
Editorial note
One could infer whether the individual is pregnant, has had a miscarriage or even an abortion.
Quick take
(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of miscarriage gathered in one view.
(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for miscarriage.
noun
(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error.
See also: abortion, stillbirth, spontaneous-abortion
noun
(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.
See also: abortion, stillbirth, spontaneous-abortion
Example sentences
One could infer whether the individual is pregnant, has had a miscarriage or even an abortion.
So I haven't formed my opinions from Hollywood or even news/magazine articles where the topic is a miscarriage of justice.
I knew a manicurist who suffered miscarriage after miscarriage -- surely the toxicity of the nail shop she owned may have had something to do with it.
All sorts of things can go wrong, such as miscarriage, so it's not a viable human life until it's born.
That's not to say that, strictly speaking, this isn't a miscarriage of justice - it is.
To be clear, in humans that's a 5-10% shift in probability, and no evidence to suggest that the effect is determined post-conception (an extraordinary conjecture) and not statistical miscarriage pressure.
For it to be heard in court doesn't sound like a miscarriage of justice.
The 'lipstick killer' case may very well have been a gross miscarriage of justice.
In a tragic miscarriage of justice, a man who made bucketloads of money from exploiting drug addiction and who hired hitmen, is sentenced.
I fear that even with this gross miscarriage of justice over decades, people may not be granted a retrial.
Right and a lot of people are saying that it's a miscarriage of justice to prosecute someone based on implied knowledge or assumed knowledge.
Plenty of pregnancies end in miscarriage and that rate increases with age.
Quote examples
In that case, HN was clear fault lay with AT&T or MIT and the abuse of the word "hacking" was a horrible miscarriage of justice.
This confers further social advantages, but only could have evolved to fixation if the sexual-selection advantage of applying a "proximity during estrus" filter was completely outmoded/obviated by miscarriage.
A "miscarriage of justice" implies an occasional event.
However, that kind of high-level agreement itself is very different than agreeing that the "right to buy drugs" is in either the first or, more relevant to the claim that the Ulbricht verdict is a miscarriage of justice, the second class of principals.
Proper noun examples
Miscarriage happens because the foetus dies in the womb, or the womb is ruptured, and the mother's body detects this.
Miscarriage of justice, sure, but a bad comparison.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use miscarriage in a sentence?
One could infer whether the individual is pregnant, has had a miscarriage or even an abortion.
What does miscarriage mean?
(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error.
What part of speech is miscarriage?
miscarriage is commonly used as noun.