as in unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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Recent Examples of wrongful
Sacramento Superior Court records show Hernandezsantana filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the California Rural Health Board in February 2019.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
After that, though, her mother had put the trail camera in the driveway to record any further wrongful acts.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The boy’s parents named DePaul in a wrongful-death lawsuit, the arbitration document said.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Tesla has previously been accused of exaggerating the capabilities of its software, including in a wrongful-death trial this summer over a different piece of Tesla software known as Autopilot.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
After that, though, her mother had put the trail camera in the driveway to record any further wrongful acts.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The boy’s parents named DePaul in a wrongful-death lawsuit, the arbitration document said.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Tesla has previously been accused of exaggerating the capabilities of its software, including in a wrongful-death trial this summer over a different piece of Tesla software known as Autopilot.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongful
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The tort of battery, meaning unlawful and harmful physical contact, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, which refers to using extreme conduct to terrorize another, are potential claims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hoping to keep the Solar for All program on track, the group has asked a jury to declare the program's termination unlawful and issue an injunction requiring the EPA to reinstate the program.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
6 Oct. 2025
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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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The 1983 crime classic follows determined, criminal-minded Cuban immigrant Tony Montana (Pacino), who becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Oct. 2025
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That panel included two former judges who had overseen international criminal tribunals, a former legal adviser to the British Foreign Office, and Amal Clooney, a British Lebanese human-rights lawyer and the wife of George Clooney.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Their function, Milic said, was to illicit wonder and curiosity.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Using records from Japan's Foreign Ministry, a map shows that, in addition to Canada, Australia, France, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have also deployed warships and aircraft to counter illicit North Korean activities at sea this year.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Angel Holland and Aaron Stalling are under arrest on three counts each of felonious assault and endangering children.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Sep. 2025
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Travis Jackson, 36, is charged with two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and discharging a firearm.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongful. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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