单词 | unsafe and unsatisfactory |
释义 | > as lemmasunsafe and unsatisfactory 4. Law. Of a verdict, conviction, etc.: open to the possibility of being proved a miscarriage of justice. Frequently in unsafe and unsatisfactory. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > [adjective] > wrong or mistaken false1656 unsafe1904 unsatisfactory1907 1904 Rep. Comm. Inquiry case Mr. A. Beck 332 in Parl. Papers 1905 (Cd. 2315) LXII. 465 The new evidence, without establishing the innocence of the prisoner, throws sufficient doubt on the conviction to make it unsafe to detain the prisoner. 1907 F. E. Smith in Hansard Commons 29 July 631 To substitute words directing the Court to allow the appeal if they think the verdict is, under all the circumstances of the case, unsafe or unsatisfactory. 1962 Criminal Appeal Rep. 46 34 The court, though with great hesitation, has come to the conclusion that it would be unsafe to allow this conviction to stand. 1973 Times 16 Oct. 2/4 Lord Justice Megaw..held that Mr Gray's conviction was ‘unsafe and unsatisfactory’ after receiving fresh evidence. 1989 Times 21 Mar. 5/8 There was nothing unsafe about the verdicts. < as lemmas |
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