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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.
1. : wrong, unjust. 2. a. : having no legal sanction : unlawful. b. : having no legal claim. a wrongful heir. wrongfully. ˈrȯŋ-fə-lē. adverb. wrongfulness noun. Synonyms. criminal. felonious. illegal. illegitimate. illicit. lawless. unlawful.
Wrongful definition: unjust or unfair. See examples of WRONGFUL used in a sentence.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. Synonyms: improper, illegal, unfair, inappropriate More Synonyms of wrongful.
Define wrongful. wrongful synonyms, wrongful pronunciation, wrongful translation, English dictionary definition of wrongful. adj. 1. Wrong or unjust: wrongful dismissal from a job. 2. Unlawful: wrongful search. wrong′ful·ly adv. wrong′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of...
adjective. /ˈrɒŋfl/ /ˈrɔːŋfl/ [usually before noun] (law) not fair, morally right or legal. She decided to sue her employer for wrongful dismissal. Extra Examples. Topics Law and justice c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
WRONGFUL definition: a situation in which someone is accused of something or punished for something unfairly or illegally. Learn more.
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.
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The meaning of WRONG is an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause. How to use wrong in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wrong.
