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miscarriage of justice

/ˌmɪskarɪdʒ əv ˈdʒʌstɪs/

noun
- 1. a failure of a court or judicial system to achieve a just conclusion, especially one that results in a person being convicted of a crime of which they are not guilty: "he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice"
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Miscarriage of justice
Conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit
A miscarriage of justice occurs when an unfair outcome occurs in a criminal or civil proceeding, such as the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit. Miscarriages are also known as wrongful convictions. Innocent people have sometimes ended up in prison for years before their conviction has eventually been overturned. They may be exonerated if new evidence comes to lig... Wikipedia
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