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WRONGFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wrongful mean?
• WRONGFUL (adjective)
The adjective WRONGFUL has 3 senses:
1. having no legally established claim
2. unlawfully violating the rights of others
3. not just or fair
Familiarity information: WRONGFUL used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having no legally established claim
Synonyms:
unlawful; wrongful
Context example:
the wrongful heir to the throne
Similar:
illegitimate (of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful)
Derivation:
wrongfulness (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unlawfully violating the rights of others
Context example:
a wrongful diversion of trust income
Similar:
unlawful (contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law)
Derivation:
wrongfulness (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not just or fair
Context example:
a wrongful charge
Similar:
unjust (violating principles of justice)
Derivation:
wrongfulness (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law)
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