pervert justice
idiom
British
: to try to stop the police from learning the facts about a criminal case
She was convicted of perverting justice for lying to the police.
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Trumpism and Project 2025 will seek to pervert justice for his own revenge and end real elections to perpetuate a narrow and undeserving ruling class.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
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“Pervert justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pervert%20justice. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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