wrongful

[ rawng-fuh l, rong- ]

/ ˈrɔŋ fəl, ˈrɒŋ- /

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adjective

unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.

having no legal right; unlawful: The court ruled it was a wrongful diversion of trust income.

Origin of wrongful

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at wrong, -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM wrongful

wrong·ful·ly, adverb wrong·ful·ness, noun un·wrong·ful, adjective un·wrong·ful·ly, adverb

un·wrong·ful·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wrongful

wrong wrongful

Words nearby wrongful

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Example sentences from the Web for wrongful

No doubt, there are wrongful convictions that result from misidentification and coerced confessions.

How I Stopped My Rapist |Natasha Alexenko |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless, the family of the little girl sued the company for wrongful death.

The Ten Worst Uber Horror Stories |Olivia Nuzzi |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The specter of wrongful convictions haunts the public officials involved.

The Myth of the Central Park Five |Edward Conlon |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Innocence Project has done deservedly celebrated work exposing cases of wrongful convictions, chiefly in rapes and homicides.

The Myth of the Central Park Five |Edward Conlon |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Opposition to both wrongful birth suits and wrongful life suits comes from an unusually wide array of the political spectrum.

Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth' |Elizabeth Picciuto |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The taking must be felonious—that is, taking with a wrongful intent to appropriate the goods of another.

Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York |A. F. Warburton
The whole thing is the most wrongful scorn, the most insulting mockery!

There and Back |George MacDonald
Man should not submit to compulsion, but neither should he acquiesce in wrongful renunciation.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany |Georg Brandes
The grand positive ground of attacking Troy is not found here; there was no Helen detained in wrongful captivity.

Homer's Odyssey |Denton J. Snider
The remedy for a wrongful arrest is by an action for false imprisonment.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for wrongful

wrongful

/ (ˈrɒŋfʊl) /

adjective

immoral, unjust, or illegal

Derived forms of wrongful

wrongfully, adverb wrongfulness, noun

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