wrongful

[rawng-fuh l, rong-] /ˈrɔŋ fəl, ˈrɒŋ-/

adjective

unjust or unfair:

a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.

having no legal right; unlawful:

The court ruled it was a wrongful diversion of trust income.

Origin

1275-1325; Middle English; see wrong, -ful

Related forms

wrongfully, adverb

wrongfulness, noun

unwrongful, adjective

unwrongfully, adverb

unwrongfulness, noun

Can be confused

wrong, wrongful.

Examples from the web for wrongful

Most of the wrongful convictions were based on eyewitness mistakes.
No one collects statistics on wrongful foreclosures or how many people are facing phantom mortgage debts.
Such a termination is known as a wrongful discharge.
wrongful execution is a different and independent claim from wrongful attachment.

British Dictionary definitions for wrongful

/ˈrɒŋfʊl/

adjective

immoral, unjust, or illegal

Derived Forms

wrongfully, adverb
wrongfulness, noun