wrongful
Americanadjective
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unjust or unfair.
a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
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having no legal right; unlawful.
The court ruled it was a wrongful diversion of trust income.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unwrongful adjective
- unwrongfully adverb
- unwrongfulness noun
- wrongfully adverb
- wrongfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of wrongful
Example Sentences
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National Highways said it had found 2,650 wrongful speed camera activations since 2021 due to a delay between cameras and variable speed signs.
From BBC
California law doesn’t allow punitive damages in a wrongful death case, but precedent going back to the O.J.
From Los Angeles Times
The Soelberg case, the latest in a series of wrongful death suits against the company, represents the challenges OpenAI faces as it engages with Google and other rivals in the race for AI dominance.
They had filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and four police officers involved in Floyd’s death.
From Los Angeles Times
His family and the team are in the second month of a contentious wrongful death trial.
From Los Angeles Times
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