as in unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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Recent Examples of wrongful
The second settlement under consideration is for $13 million for the wrongful conviction of Arnold Day.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 20 May 2026
License plate reader cameras have raised concerns about privacy, data security, and errors in plate number recognition systems leading to wrongful arrests.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Three allege personal injury claims and three allege personal injury and wrongful-death claims against The University of Kansas Hospital Authority.
—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
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 20 May 2026
License plate reader cameras have raised concerns about privacy, data security, and errors in plate number recognition systems leading to wrongful arrests.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Three allege personal injury claims and three allege personal injury and wrongful-death claims against The University of Kansas Hospital Authority.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongful
Adjective
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Multiple lawsuits from advocacy groups, Capitol police officers and others call the program unlawful and corrupt, as Congress presses acting Atty.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Kelly's mother, Barbara Renner, is charged with manslaughter, and her daughter, Elyssa Seymore, is charged with unlawful imprisonment.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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On the other side, De la Espriella has promised to fiercely crack down on criminal groups and build 10 megaprisons, following in a similar vein as El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, in his war on gangs, which has been beset by abuses, according to findings by human rights groups.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously said Roberts had a criminal history that included a narcotics possession offense.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Following the hurricane relief efforts, the ARG remained in the region for a nearly 10-month deployment, heavily focused on counter-narcotics and disrupting illicit trafficking in support of Operation Southern Spear.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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In that context, new and old groups are operating in competition rather than hierarchy, increasingly driven by control over illicit economies rather than ideology.—
Catherine Ellis,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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She was charged with felonious assault, reports 13 Action News.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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Another woman, identified as 28-year-old Jessica Anderson, was arrested on the scene and charged with felonious assault, WTOL and WTVG reported, citing police.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongful. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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