wrongful
adjective
unjust or unfair.
wrongfulness
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a word derived from
wrongful.
Example Sentences
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Ms Barron told the court that the Crown accepted not guilty pleas after psychiatrists concluded that his mental health was so poor that he didn't "appreciate the nature or wrongfulness of his conduct".
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
“We're very, very suspicious of gag orders, because they go into place before there's been a full adjudication of wrongfulness of the speech at issue,” Lidsky said.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2024
Criminal intent, as well as knowledge of wrongfulness, are factors that must be determined in order to charge a minor with a crime, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
In an ideal world, the criminal law would help deter intimate privacy violations and educate the public about the wrongfulness of this behavior.
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2022
The wrongfulness of such indulgence, from its harm to society through reducing the power of the race, is seldom disputed.
From Rural Health and Welfare by Fairchild, George Thompson
