Definition of wrongful
wrongfulness
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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
Recent Examples of wrongful from the Web
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A judge dismissed the lawsuit, noting that wrongful birth had never been recognized in Iowa.
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Media outlets report that Gina Best filed the wrongful death lawsuit in March against the four SWAT officers who opened fire on a murder suspect and indirectly killed her daughter, 28-year-old India Kager.
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Danny Cevallos (@CevallosLaw) is a CNN legal analyst and an attorney practicing in the areas of personal injury, wrongful conviction and criminal defense in New York, Pennsylvania and the US Virgin Islands.
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Relatives of Kendole Joseph, 27, have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the Gretna Police Department.
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Pritzker and his wife gave $100 million to Northwestern’s law school, which included endowing the wrongful conviction center.
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In 2013, while running for re-election, Mr. Hynes faced persistent pressure from Mr. Thompson, who attacked him for ignoring wrongful convictions — in particular, Mr. Scarcella’s role in the case of David Ranta.
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The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of damages for the wrongful death of Chambers and injuries sustained by Paramo during the incident.
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Gary Triano's relatives filed a wrongful death suit against Pam Phillips.
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14th Century
First Known Use of wrongful
14th century
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: not legal, fair, or moral
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