as in unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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Recent Examples of wrongful
Sheriff Christina Corpus is seeking at least $15 million in damages from the county, alleging wrongful termination, retaliation and racial discrimination tied to the release of a scathing investigative report into the sheriff’s office.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
The president’s comments come as the administration is locked in a legal battle over the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 5 May 2025
But even that is too much accountability for a government that imposes legal obligations on its citizens but consistently relieves itself of responsibility for its wrongful acts.
—David French, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, in a filing last week with the Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles wrongful termination appeals from federal workers.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
The president’s comments come as the administration is locked in a legal battle over the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 5 May 2025
But even that is too much accountability for a government that imposes legal obligations on its citizens but consistently relieves itself of responsibility for its wrongful acts.
—David French, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, in a filing last week with the Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles wrongful termination appeals from federal workers.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongful
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In 2022, Hemphill pleaded guilty to unlawful parading, a misdemeanor charge that got her two months in prison, three years of probation and a $500 fine.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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The man faces one count each of first-degree assault or attempted serious physical injury, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting arrest or detention by fleeing, and second-degree domestic assault.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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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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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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Local business owners are complaining about threats and extortion from criminal groups in Morelos.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The department on Thursday published a list of the jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal notification that the government has deemed them noncompliant and if they're believed to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however, the president identified just one potential target: ActBlue, the Democrats’ online fundraising juggernaut, which has acknowledged receiving over 200 potentially illicit contributions last year from foreign internet addresses.—
Brian Slodysko,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Wetherell wrote that Trump's justification for the tariffs -- both stemming the flow of illicit drugs into the country and resolving a trade imbalance -- is sufficient to satisfy the terms set by Congress.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 May 2025
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She has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), first-degree vulnerable adult abuse and assault or assault and battery.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Jones-Ogletree, who also goes by Darnell Ogletree, is charged with murder, felonious assault and abduction.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongful. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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