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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After the EU sanctions, he said: “I have never done anything unlawful or wrongful.”
“She was a good mom and loved her girls,” said Coplen, who filed a lawsuit against Sage Psychiatry and Blough alleging wrongful death.
The insurance would be used to cover legal fees if an officer is found liable for a wrongful injury or death, instead of tapping into the city’s General Fund budget.
From Los Angeles Times
In a wrongful termination case, for example, an employer might have only been on the hook for 100 days of back pay if the case is resolved in the employee’s favor before.
From Salon
The handyman initially filed the lawsuit in 2023, alleging unsafe working conditions, unpaid wages and wrongful termination.
From BBC
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