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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.
(rɒŋfʊl , US rɔːŋ- ) 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.
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.
Wrongful definition: unjust or unfair. See examples of WRONGFUL used in a sentence.
Definition of wrongful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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: a situation in which someone is accused of something or punished for something unfairly or illegally. Learn more.
wrongful. 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. The criminal justice system is in need of urgent reform to prevent more people being wrongfully imprisoned. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
noun [noncount] She did not understand the wrongfulness of her actions. WRONGFUL meaning: not legal, fair, or moral.
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...
