miscarriage

mis·car·riage  (mskrj, ms-kr-)

n.

1. The premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus from the uterus. Also called spontaneous abortion.

2.

a. Bad administration; mismanagement.

b. A failure of administration or management: a miscarriage of justice.

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miscarriage

Noun

1. spontaneous premature expulsion of a fetus from the womb, esp. before the 20th week of pregnancy

2. an act of mismanagement or failure: a miscarriage of justice

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miscarriage  (mskrj)

The premature, spontaneous expulsion of the products of pregnancy from the uterus, usually in the first trimester. Also called spontaneous abortion.

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Miscarriage of justices: company of judges of magistrates—Daily Telegraph, 28 June, 1984.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	miscarriage - failure of a plan abortion failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"
	2.	miscarriage - a natural loss of the products of conception spontaneous abortion, stillbirth abortion - termination of pregnancy habitual abortion - repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason) imminent abortion, threatened abortion - the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception incomplete abortion, partial abortion - termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception

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miscarriage

noun 1. spontaneous abortion, still birth

noun 2. failure, error, breakdown, mismanagement, undoing, thwarting, mishap, botch (informal) perversion, misfire, mischance, nonsuccess

Translations

miscarriage [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] n (MED) → aborto (no provocado);

miscarriage of justice → error m judicial

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miscarriage [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] n (Med) → fausse couche;

miscarriage of justice → erreur f judiciaire

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miscarriage [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] n (Med) → Fehlgeburt f;

miscarriage of justice (Law) → Justizirrtum m

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miscarriage [ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] n (MED) → aborto spontaneo;

miscarriage of justice → errore m giudiziario