miscarriage

(mis karij, miskar′ij)

noun

  1. failure to carry out what was intended: a miscarriage of justice
  2. failure of mail, freight, etc. to reach its destination
  3. the natural expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb before it is sufficiently developed to survive

See miscarriage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The spontaneous, premature expulsion of a nonviable embryo or fetus from the uterus. Also called spontaneous abortion.
  2. Bad administration; mismanagement: the miscarriage of the enterprise.
  3. A failure of administration or management: a miscarriage of justice.

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