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.
Examples of miscarriage of justice in a Sentence
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The Overturn is a podcast focused on miscarriages of justice, produced and hosted by Marnie Duke for The Justice Gap.
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Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Having just saved himself from a wrongful conviction in Season 4, Mickey is now determined to set right an enormous miscarriage of justice.
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Joe Otterson,
Variety,
13 May 2026
The mystery is not who committed a series of murders in 1950s London but whether there had been a gross miscarriage of justice, as told through one tabloid reporter’s attempt to redeem himself by revealing it.
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Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Sally Lambert, her two kids, and her reluctant husband, Mark, head out in the dead of night to prevent a miscarriage of justice.
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Yvonne Zipp,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Mar. 2026
The proceeding will also serve as a public reckoning in a case long viewed as one of Austin’s gravest miscarriages of justice — effectively functioning as an official acknowledgment that the men were wrongfully accused and prosecuted.
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Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
We’re invested right from the start as the film begins with an infuriating miscarriage of justice.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2026
That miscarriage of justice and the loss of trust in the community has stuck with me ever since.
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Rebecca Hannigan,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Such a result would be nonsensical and a miscarriage of justice to the Bevins and other divorce litigants in Kentucky.
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Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Having just saved himself from a wrongful conviction in Season 4, Mickey is now determined to set right an enormous miscarriage of justice.
—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
13 May 2026
The mystery is not who committed a series of murders in 1950s London but whether there had been a gross miscarriage of justice, as told through one tabloid reporter’s attempt to redeem himself by revealing it.
—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Sally Lambert, her two kids, and her reluctant husband, Mark, head out in the dead of night to prevent a miscarriage of justice.
—
Yvonne Zipp,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Mar. 2026
The proceeding will also serve as a public reckoning in a case long viewed as one of Austin’s gravest miscarriages of justice — effectively functioning as an official acknowledgment that the men were wrongfully accused and prosecuted.
—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
We’re invested right from the start as the film begins with an infuriating miscarriage of justice.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2026
That miscarriage of justice and the loss of trust in the community has stuck with me ever since.
—
Rebecca Hannigan,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Such a result would be nonsensical and a miscarriage of justice to the Bevins and other divorce litigants in Kentucky.
—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Miscarriage of justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscarriage%20of%20justice. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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