wrongful conviction

collocation in English

meaningsofwrongfulandconviction

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wrongful
adjective
uk
/ˈrɒŋ.fəl/us
/ˈrɑːŋ.fəl/
Wrongful actions are unfair ...
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conviction
noun
uk
/kənˈvɪk.ʃən/us
/kənˈvɪk.ʃən/
the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding ...
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(Definition ofwrongfulandconvictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is further demonstrated in relation to the lives of victims, by the neglect of notorious victims of injustice andwrongfulconviction.
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There have been 154 successful applications for compensation forwrongfulconvictionor charge, under the statutory or the ex-gratia schemes, since 1990.
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The high standard of proof is a necessary safeguard againstwrongfulconviction.
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Our law and our legal system are intended to protect the individual, however good or however bad he may be, againstwrongfulconviction.
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What we have in fact done is to insist upon three factors for the protection of the individual against possiblewrongfulconviction.
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And if he had been convicted, in that case it would have been awrongfulconviction.
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It is common sense that awrongfulconvictionis a cause of deep concern.
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Those of us who have been in the trade for a little while noticed throughout the 1960s and the 1970s the problems ofwrongfulconviction.
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I fear that it may lead to the possibility ofwrongfulconvictionwhich would be a wholly unacceptable outcome.
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I set out earlier the ways in which we can minimise the prospects ofwrongfulconviction.
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What about the material which is re-reviewed after awrongfulconviction?
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That belief ignores the expense and the injustice of a mistrial in which there has been awrongfulconviction.
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Will he do that, in view of the fact thatwrongfulconvictionand wrongful imprisonment still take place, despite all the appeals and reviews?
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In any system, there will be always be the chance ofwrongfulconviction.
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Nineteen staff are engaged in work relating to allegations ofwrongfulconviction.
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Every harassment on racist grounds, every wrongful arrest and everywrongfulconvictionseriously undermines the effectiveness of the system.
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Excluding cases over 12 months old, the average time taken in 1994 to complete consideration of an allegation ofwrongfulconvictionwas 36 working days.
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The length of time spent in prison following awrongfulconvictionis not a matter that affects a decision on eligibility for compensation.
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We are considering thewrongfulconvictionof the innocent—a type of miscarriage of justice that is deplorable in every sense.
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It will increase the possibility of awrongfulconvictionof the weak, the inarticulate and the confused.
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