Definition of miscarriage
1 : corrupt or incompetent management; especially : a failure in the administration of justice
2 : spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation
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Examples of miscarriage in a Sentence
a woman who has suffered multiple miscarriages
a high risk of miscarriage
Recent Examples of miscarriage from the Web
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And while a handful of states allow death certificates for miscarriages, Cortes’ staff researched laws in the 49 other states and found none issued the equivalent of a birth certificate in such cases.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida will become the first state to issue what's essentially a birth certificate to women who've had miscarriages.
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Katie Orzehowski says her miscarriage last fall almost cost her a job.
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Florida will become the first state to issue what's essentially a birth certificate to women who've had miscarriages.
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Florida will become the first state to issue what’s essentially a birth certificate to women who’ve had miscarriages.
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A bronze medalist at the 2012 London Olympics, Conlan was robbed of a shot at another medal at the Rio Games by a miscarriage of judging that was shameful even by boxing's shadowy standards.
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Within 10 months of the May 2016 chemical spill, Watterson, 37, had two miscarriages.
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That study, completed this June, found the opposite to be true: Women who worked with a substance called ethylene glycol ether experienced an unusually high rate of miscarriage.
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MISCARRIAGE Defined for English Language Learners
miscarriage
playDefinition of miscarriage for English Language Learners
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medical : a condition in which a pregnancy ends too early and does not result in the birth of a live baby
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law : an unjust legal decision
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