wrongful
adjective/ˈrɒŋfl/
/ˈrɔːŋfl/
[usually before noun] (law)- not fair, morally right or legal
- She decided to sue her employer for wrongful dismissal.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2- He is suing the police for wrongful arrest.
- Such a law could lead to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of innocent people.
- The company must pay for any wrongful act on the part of its employees.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWrongful is used with these nouns:- act
- arrest
- conduct
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