Definitions for wrongfully
wrong·ful·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wrongfullyadverb

   in an unjust or unfair manner

   "the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed"; "people who were wrongfully imprisoned should be released"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wrongfullyadverb

   In a wrongful manner; unjustly.

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

1. Wrongfullyadverb

   Unjustly.

   Etymology: from wrongful.

   Dorus, said Pamela, you blame your fortune very wrongfully, since the fault is not in fortune, but in you, that cannot frame yourself to your fortune; and as wrong fully do require Mopsa to so great a disparagement as to her father’s servant. Philip Sidney.

   This poor fellow,
   He had thought to murder wrongfully. William Shakespeare.

   Salius then, exclaiming loud,
   Urges his cause may in the court be heard,
   And pleads, the prize is wrongfully conferr’d. Dryden.

   I cry thee mercy, for suspecting a friar of the least goodnature; what, would you accuse him wrongfully. Dryden.

   He who suffers wrongfully in a man’s opinion, resolves to give him reason for his suspicion. Spectator, №. 170.

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1. wrongfully

   Wrongfully refers to an action or behavior that is unjust, illegal, or unauthorized. It implies an act that is morally, ethically, or legally incorrect, usually causing harm, loss or damage to another person or party.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrongfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of wrongfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of wrongfully in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Whelan:

   An unfortunate component about advocating for someone who is wrongfully detained is you have to make your presence known. There's always a crisis going on, and you have to keep reminding people that there is an American who is being held by a hostile foreign nation, often one that we have relations with of some sort, and that this situation has to end.

2. Trevor Reed:

   Obviously, those charges sound extremely fishy, charging a journalist with espionage, and I think that also kind of signals the escalation that the Russians are taking by taking a journalist and wrongfully detaining them and basically taking them hostage.

3. Ken Thompson:

   Wrongful convictions ultimately destroy the lives of the people who are wrongfully convicted, as well as their families, and also do great damage to the integrity of the justice system, the people of Brooklyn elected me to ensure that justice is done and that is what my decision to vacate Derrick Hamilton’s conviction reflects.

4. Keyon Harrold:

   I want my son to grow up whole. That's all we want. ... I come from Ferguson and this has been my passport to the world, and I can't even come downstairs in New York City... and just go get brunch without being attacked and wrongfully accused of something.

5. Actor Dean Cain:

   The irony of protecting cop-haters, particularly wealthy, entitled, elitist cop-haters like Quentin Tarantino, is not lost on the police officers who struggle to support their families in the most expensive city in America.New York City police officers regularly find themselves putting their lives on the line to protect the rights of those who wrongfully and often in a very vile manner, criticize the very officers who are ensuring their right to be heard.We are professional police officers.It’s part of the job and we do it with pride. if he’s going to be a man of his word and stick to calling them murderers, then he should have his premiere without them, and let’s see how they work out.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wrongfully
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wrongfully
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wrongfully
4. ^ ChatGPT
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