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a
: having no legal sanction : unlawful
b
: having no legal claim
a wrongful heir
wrongfulness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of wrongful in a Sentence
He is suing his former employer for wrongful termination.
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
Recent Examples on the Web
The more traditional, non-generative AI could fuel mass challenges to thousands of voters’ eligibility, risking wrongful purges from voter rolls and burdening election offices.
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Mekela Panditharatne, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Jonasson brings claims for discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination, among several other claims.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Woods’ faulty analysis led to wrongful conviction, lawsuit claims
A week after Woods resigned from CBI, attorney Mark Burton filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of his client, 64-year-old James Hunter, who is currently in prison.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
President Joe Biden, top lawmakers and administration officials are condemning Russia's wrongful detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich and reiterating their commitment to bringing him home.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Tania Chavez, president and executive director of LUPE, praised the decision, saying Latinos in Texas, who make up more than 40 percent of the state’s population, feared racial profiling and wrongful deportations of U.S. citizens or immigrants with a legal case to remain in this country.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Michigan has had 173 wrongful convictions in state courts since 1989, the fifth-most in the country, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2024
In a federal civil rights complaint, the Greater Boston Latino Network and other groups have accused the department of failing to provide adequate interpretation services, creating a risk of wrongful family separations.
—Deborah Sontag, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
That is, until one month ago, when Carano sued Disney and Lucasfilm for discrimination and wrongful termination.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Mekela Panditharatne, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Jonasson brings claims for discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination, among several other claims.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Woods’ faulty analysis led to wrongful conviction, lawsuit claims
A week after Woods resigned from CBI, attorney Mark Burton filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of his client, 64-year-old James Hunter, who is currently in prison.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
President Joe Biden, top lawmakers and administration officials are condemning Russia's wrongful detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich and reiterating their commitment to bringing him home.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Tania Chavez, president and executive director of LUPE, praised the decision, saying Latinos in Texas, who make up more than 40 percent of the state’s population, feared racial profiling and wrongful deportations of U.S. citizens or immigrants with a legal case to remain in this country.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Michigan has had 173 wrongful convictions in state courts since 1989, the fifth-most in the country, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2024
In a federal civil rights complaint, the Greater Boston Latino Network and other groups have accused the department of failing to provide adequate interpretation services, creating a risk of wrongful family separations.
—Deborah Sontag, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
That is, until one month ago, when Carano sued Disney and Lucasfilm for discrimination and wrongful termination.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful. Accessed 17 Apr. 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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