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adjective
- 1. (of an act) not fair, just, or legal: "he is suing the police for wrongful arrest"
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adjective. uk / ˈrɒŋ.f ə l / us / ˈrɑːŋ.f ə l / Add to word list. Wrongful actions are unfair or illegal: She is claiming damages from the company for wrongful dismissal. wrongful arrest / imprisonment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Legal & illegal. bang to rights idiom. bootleg. chargeable. concealed carry idiom.
wrong· ful ˈrȯŋ-fəl. 1. : constituting a wrong. especially : injurious to the rights of another. a wrongful act or omission. 2. : unlawful. remained in wrongful occupation of the property. a wrongful occupant.
A wrongful act is one that is illegal, immoral, or unjust. He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder. One of her employees sued her for wrongful dismissal.
Wrongful definition: unjust or unfair. See examples of WRONGFUL used in a sentence.
wrongful. If something's not fair, or especially if it's illegal, you can call it wrongful. If a company violates an employee's contract and fires her, that would be a wrongful termination. This adjective is mainly used in a legal context.
adjective. us / ˈrɑːŋ.f ə l / uk / ˈrɒŋ.f ə l / Add to word list. Wrongful actions are unfair or illegal: She is claiming damages from the company for wrongful dismissal. wrongful arrest / imprisonment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Legal & illegal. bang to rights idiom. bootleg. chargeable. concealed carry idiom.
Definition of wrongful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WRONGFUL definition: a situation in which someone is accused of something or punished for something unfairly or illegally. Learn more.
(of an act) not fair, just, or legal: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
wrongful - unlawfully violating the rights of others; "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"
