A miscarriage of justice Meaning in English

expression

US

uh MIS-ka-rij uhv JUH-stis

UK

uh mis-KA-rij ov JUH-stis

التعريف

A situation where someone is treated unfairly by the legal system, especially when an innocent person is found guilty or a guilty person goes free.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mainly in legal, journalistic, or formal discussions. Refers to serious errors, not minor unfairness. Often appears with cases later found wrongful, such as 'It was a clear miscarriage of justice.' Do not use to describe everyday unfairness outside legal context.

• Spanish: una injusticia judicial - un error judicial
• Portuguese (BR): erro judicial - injustiça judicial
• Portuguese (PT): erro judicial - injustiça judicial
• Chinese (Simplified): 司法不公 - 冤案
• Chinese (Traditional): 司法不公 - 冤案
• Hindi: न्याय में त्रुटि - न्याय की विफलता
• Arabic: خطأ قضائي - ظلم قضائي
• Bengali: ন্যায়বিচারের ভুল - বিচারিক বিচ্যুতি
• Russian: судебная ошибка - ошибка правосудия
• Japanese: 司法の誤判 - 冤罪
• Vietnamese: án oan sai - sai lầm của toà án
• Korean: 사법 오심 - 사법적 오류
• Turkish: adaletin yanlışlığı - adalet hatası
• Urdu: انصاف کی پامالی - عدالتی غلطی
• Indonesian: kesalahan peradilan - kekeliruan hukum

جمل نموذجية

The judge said it was a miscarriage of justice.

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He was sent to prison because of a miscarriage of justice.

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Everyone agreed it was a miscarriage of justice when the innocent man was found guilty.

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Many people are freed years later after DNA proves a miscarriage of justice happened.

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That documentary highlights a miscarriage of justice from the 1980s.

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After the trial, many felt that what happened was clearly a miscarriage of justice.

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