wrongful
adjective
unjust or unfair.
wrongfulness
-
a word derived from
wrongful.
Example Sentences
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At the opposite end, Ms. Clancy could be found not guilty because she didn’t appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions or was unable to make her behavior conform to the law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
By this decision, the rightfulness or the wrongfulness of the capture and condemnation of the "Exchange" was left to be determined by the two governments as a political question.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders by John Lord
