as in unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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Recent Examples of wrongful
This is a growing area of case law, with convictions vacated in Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, and New York in the past three years for wrongful admission and use of lyrics in trials.
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Janay Reece, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Brown has also accused the narcotics unit that mistakenly targeted him of a pattern of misconduct, which allegedly includes the wrongful arrest of another man during the same operation.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Mavromatis, in a complaint filed on Wednesday in North Carolina federal court, alleges violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Although the state of emergency has slashed El Salvador’s homicide rate, authorities have arrested over 91,000 people, with human rights groups documenting thousands of wrongful detentions.
—Marcos Aleman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Janay Reece, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Brown has also accused the narcotics unit that mistakenly targeted him of a pattern of misconduct, which allegedly includes the wrongful arrest of another man during the same operation.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Mavromatis, in a complaint filed on Wednesday in North Carolina federal court, alleges violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Although the state of emergency has slashed El Salvador’s homicide rate, authorities have arrested over 91,000 people, with human rights groups documenting thousands of wrongful detentions.
—Marcos Aleman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongful
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In February of this year, a district court ruled that DHS's third-country removal practices were unlawful, but the ruling was stayed pending the government's appeal, allowing the deportations to continue.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Evanston police initially detained five males, and three of them were later charged by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on several felony and misdemeanor counts of drug and unlawful weapon possession.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 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
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Federal authorities leading investigation The FBI is leading the criminal probe while the Secret Service is focusing on the suspect's behavioral profile, a senior law enforcement official briefed on the bicoastal investigation told USA TODAY.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a new book, Geoff Kelly traces how the artworks moved through criminal networks, where violence took the lives of key suspects and witnesses, and challenges long-circulating theories by revisiting key details.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The proposal would specifically define terms like event contracts while also requiring exchanges to implement safeguards against advertising, illicit finance, and fund segregation.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her government has handed over scores of cartel suspects to the United States, arrested hundreds of other cartel operatives and busted numerous illicit drug laboratories, among other steps.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Choi said nine law enforcement agencies in Ramsey County are investigating other potentially felonious conduct by federal agents.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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He was originally charged with one count of murder and two counts each of felonious assault and tampering with evidence, according to court records.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongful. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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