as in unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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As a public outcry grew over wrongful convictions, a royal commission recommended forming an autonomous body to investigate them.
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Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
The city of Naperville must pay $22.5 million in damages for the wrongful conviction of a Naperville man who spent 22 years in prison for the 1995 murder of his mother-in-law, a crime he was later found not to have committed, a federal jury has ruled.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2024
He was forced to surrender his real estate license in 2015 amid allegations of wrongful business dealings, state records show.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Second, and this came about in work with Congress and under a statute called the Levinson Act, which has been passed, there are new sanctions authorities available to the U.S. government against countries and officials who conduct these sorts of wrongful or unlawful detentions.
—CBS News, 4 Aug. 2024
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Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
The city of Naperville must pay $22.5 million in damages for the wrongful conviction of a Naperville man who spent 22 years in prison for the 1995 murder of his mother-in-law, a crime he was later found not to have committed, a federal jury has ruled.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2024
He was forced to surrender his real estate license in 2015 amid allegations of wrongful business dealings, state records show.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Second, and this came about in work with Congress and under a statute called the Levinson Act, which has been passed, there are new sanctions authorities available to the U.S. government against countries and officials who conduct these sorts of wrongful or unlawful detentions.
—CBS News, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongful. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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