2
a
: having no legal sanction : unlawful
b
: having no legal claim
a wrongful heir
wrongfulness
noun
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Examples of wrongful in a Sentence
He is suing his former employer for wrongful termination.
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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But when pressed by Rogan for examples of election interference, Trump repeated debunked claims of wrongful acts by state governments and fraud.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Her opponent, Franky Carrillo, is a criminal justice reform advocate who was exonerated on a wrongful murder conviction.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The executions also confirm that the government makes mistakes and takes shortcuts that lead to wrongful convictions.
—Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
The particular state law just keeps doing its thing and rarely gets challenged as somehow wrongful or imprudent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Her opponent, Franky Carrillo, is a criminal justice reform advocate who was exonerated on a wrongful murder conviction.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The executions also confirm that the government makes mistakes and takes shortcuts that lead to wrongful convictions.
—Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
The particular state law just keeps doing its thing and rarely gets challenged as somehow wrongful or imprudent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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wrongful
adjective
wrong·ful
ˈrȯŋ-fəl 
1
: wrong entry 2 sense 1
a wrongful act
2
: unlawful
wrongful possession of another's property
wrongfulness
noun
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