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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These incidents have led to a series of wrongful death lawsuits.
Stugart and her father, John Hammer, filed a lawsuit in October against Dacus, another provider in his office, and their employer, Lexington Health, alleging negligence and wrongful death.
Braun’s parents, who lost their home in the Palisades fire and relocated to the South Bay, filed a $200-million wrongful death lawsuit against Belt in November.
From Los Angeles Times
The revelation directly contradicts the Post Office's claims during criminal prosecutions - which led to hundreds of wrongful convictions and civil cases that destroyed livelihoods - that no bugs existed capable of causing accounting shortfalls.
From BBC
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
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