01 n. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriag…
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Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice.“When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince.” — Dryden.
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Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous.
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The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion.