wrongfully
adverb/ˈrɒŋfəli/
/ˈrɔːŋfəli/
(law)- in a way that is not fair, morally right or legal
- to be wrongfully convicted/dismissed
Which Word? wrong / wrongly / wrongfullywrong / wrongly / wrongfully- In informal language wrong can be used as an adverb instead of wrongly, when it means ‘incorrectly’ and comes after a verb or its object:
- My name was spelt wrong.
- I’m afraid you guessed wrong.
- My name was wrongly spelt.
- She guessed wrongly that he was a teacher.
- Wrongfully is usually used in a formal legal situation with words like convicted, dismissed and imprisoned.
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