as in unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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Recent Examples of wrongful
Three allege personal injury claims and three allege personal injury and wrongful-death claims against The University of Kansas Hospital Authority.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Molo told reporters that Musk’s appeal would be based partly on a legal concept known as the continuing violation doctrine, which can extend the statute of limitations in certain situations when there’s a long pattern of wrongful conduct.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 18 May 2026
The families of three of the victims sued the Cuban government and the Cuban Air Force in a wrongful-death lawsuit in October 1996, and won $187 million in damages in a landmark case.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Alameda County settled a wrongful termination lawsuit on Tuesday for $800,000 with Patti Lee, a former District Attorney’s Office public information officer who alleged discrimination and retaliation for refusing to conceal information from the press by former District Attorney Pamela Price.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Molo told reporters that Musk’s appeal would be based partly on a legal concept known as the continuing violation doctrine, which can extend the statute of limitations in certain situations when there’s a long pattern of wrongful conduct.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 18 May 2026
The families of three of the victims sued the Cuban government and the Cuban Air Force in a wrongful-death lawsuit in October 1996, and won $187 million in damages in a landmark case.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Alameda County settled a wrongful termination lawsuit on Tuesday for $800,000 with Patti Lee, a former District Attorney’s Office public information officer who alleged discrimination and retaliation for refusing to conceal information from the press by former District Attorney Pamela Price.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongful
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As a result of the operation, 22 were arrested on charges that included affray, possession of narcotics, resisting without violence, and unlawful possession of a weapon.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Kelly was indicted on one count each of second-degree murder, reckless endangerment and unlawful imprisonment and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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In a criminal complaint obtained by the New York Post, prosecutors alleged that McHenry stabbed Bachmann in the neck and chest inside her car.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Shianne LeClair is an undergraduate criminology student at Central Connecticut State University, and this topic is part of her research on homelessness and criminal justice policy for her Current Issues in Criminal Justice Policy course.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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And while the medical community rejected the compounds, today’s illicit drug manufacturers have revived nitazenes in a far more concentrated and hazardous form.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Reporters crowded around Scott, asking him about Becerra and whether the candidate knew about the illicit arrangement.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The Kent County Sheriff's Office says that on April 7, the Patrol and Investigative Divisions attempted to stop the 39-year-old driver from Kent County, who was wanted for a felonious assault the night before.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Last year, the number of officers killed decreased, both in terms of officers killed as a result of felonious acts and those killed accidentally.—
Kenneth D. Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongful. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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