Definitions for wrongful
ˈrɔŋ fəl, ˈrɒŋ-wrong·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unlawful, wrongfuladjective

   having no legally established claim

   "the wrongful heir to the throne"

2. wrongfuladjective

   unlawfully violating the rights of others

   "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"

3. wrongfuladjective

   not just or fair

   "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wrongfuladjective

   wrong or unjust

2. wrongfuladjective

   unlawful or illegal

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wrongfuladjective

   Injurious; unjust.

   Etymology: wrong and full.

   I am so far from granting thy request,
   That I despise thee for thy wrongful suit. William Shakespeare.

   He that hath wronged so in daily trade, that he knows not in what measure he hath done it, must redeem his fault by alms, according to the value of his wrongful dealing. Taylor.

   Those whom forms of laws
   Condemn’d to die, when traitors judg’d their cause,
   Nor want they lots, nor judges to review
   The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.

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1. wrongful

   A civil wrong or wrong is a cause of action under civil law. Types include tort, breach of contract and breach of trust.Something that amounts to a civil wrong is wrongful. A wrong involves the violation of a right because wrong and right are contrasting terms. An 1860 legal ruling stated that: "It is essential to an action in tort that the act complained of should under the circumstances be legally wrongful as regards the party complaining; that is, it must prejudicially affect him in some legal right".The law that relates to civil wrongs is part of the branch of the law that is called the civil law. A civil wrong can be followed by civil proceedings. It is a misnomer to describe a civil wrong as a "civil offence". The law of England recognised the concept of a wrong before it recognised the distinction between civil wrongs and crimes in the 13th century.

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1. wrongful

   Wrongful generally refers to something that is unjust, dishonest, immoral, or done illegally. It refers to an act that is unfair, inappropriate, and infringes on the rights of others. It is often used to describe situations or actions that go against accepted morals, standards, or laws.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wrongfuladjective

   full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing

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How to pronounce wrongful?

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How to say wrongful in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrongful in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrongful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of wrongful in a Sentence

1. Rodney Zell:

   I am so grateful that new technology is finally able to meet the incredibly high thresholds for righting wrongful convictions in Georgia.

2. Elizabeth Rood:

   The Russian Federation has wrongfully detained Brittney Griner, the practice of wrongful detention is unacceptable wherever it occurs and is a threat to the safety of everyone traveling, working, and living abroad.

3. Jeremy Story:

   They are truly responsible for laying the foundations of this disaster by hiring Azaiez in spite of community concerns and, subsequent to that, suppressing the viewpoints of two other board members who have tried to draw attention to this problem, the unfaithful fiveboard members topped all these wrongful actions off by arresting Dustin [Clark, a father of four children in public schools]and I for speaking out against their misguided actions.

4. Robert Bloom:

   What it means is that Lloyd's family might be able to collect from the estate, they would have an action against the estate because of the wrongful death of their family member.

5. Everett Rutherford:

   The question remains of how to get the Department of Justice to fully engage in the process of recovering hostages and wrongful detainees.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wrongful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wrongful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wrongful
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrongful
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=wrongful