miscarriage of justice
noun
: an outcome in a judicial proceeding that is unjust
especially
: an error made in a court of law that results in an innocent person being punished or a guilty person being free
His conviction was a miscarriage of justice.
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The league might contend $4.7 billion dollars is unsupported by the facts and that Gutierrez would be making a miscarriage of justice by keeping that amount in place.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024
Republicans claimed all four cases are miscarriages of justice and represent a coordinated effort by the Biden administration to interfere in the 2024 election on Nov. 5.
—George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
Earlier histories have portrayed Everett as a brave and lonely crusader, who, despite some less than savory qualities, labored tirelessly to expose a gross miscarriage of justice.
—Lawrence Douglas, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2017
Her new book is Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
Depending on your perspective, the conviction of Donald Trump on 34 counts in a Manhattan courtroom was either a refreshing affirmation of the rule of law or a miscarriage of justice in a politically motivated prosecution.
—Barbara McQuade, TIME, 4 June 2024
But as evidence of the miscarriage of justice gradually came to light — including the identity of the actual traitor, a dissolute nobleman named Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy — more people joined Dreyfus’ cause.
—Maurice Samuels / Made By History, TIME, 21 May 2024
In an era of high-tech forensics, the persistence of such brazen miscarriages of justice is more than unsettling.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
But Manor insisted there had been a miscarriage of justice.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
One of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice, the wrongful conviction of hundreds of Post Office workers due to faulty software, has exploded into the public domain following a TV drama, sparking demands for justice.
—Sachin Ravikumar, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024
Republicans claimed all four cases are miscarriages of justice and represent a coordinated effort by the Biden administration to interfere in the 2024 election on Nov. 5.
—George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
Earlier histories have portrayed Everett as a brave and lonely crusader, who, despite some less than savory qualities, labored tirelessly to expose a gross miscarriage of justice.
—Lawrence Douglas, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2017
Her new book is Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
Depending on your perspective, the conviction of Donald Trump on 34 counts in a Manhattan courtroom was either a refreshing affirmation of the rule of law or a miscarriage of justice in a politically motivated prosecution.
—Barbara McQuade, TIME, 4 June 2024
But as evidence of the miscarriage of justice gradually came to light — including the identity of the actual traitor, a dissolute nobleman named Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy — more people joined Dreyfus’ cause.
—Maurice Samuels / Made By History, TIME, 21 May 2024
In an era of high-tech forensics, the persistence of such brazen miscarriages of justice is more than unsettling.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
But Manor insisted there had been a miscarriage of justice.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
One of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice, the wrongful conviction of hundreds of Post Office workers due to faulty software, has exploded into the public domain following a TV drama, sparking demands for justice.
—Sachin Ravikumar, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
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