Definition of Miscarriage
Miscarriage
Mis·car·riage


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The spontaneous expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is viable.

e.g. The couple was devastated by the news of her miscarriage.

(noun)
a failure or an otherwise unsuccessful outcome of a plan, especially a failure to appropriately administer justice due to incompetence or corrupt management;

e.g. His miscarriage of the assignment has ruined his chances of being given more responsibility. There was a miscarriage of justice by which the guilty person never faced consequences.



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