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wrongful

DEFINITIONS OF: wrongful

1

adj not just or fair

“a wrongful act”
“a wrongful charge”
Synonyms
unjust
violating principles of justice

adj unlawfully violating the rights of others

“wrongful death”
“a wrongful diversion of trust income”
Synonyms
unlawful
contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

adj having no legally established claim

“the wrongful heir to the throne”
Synonyms:
unlawful
illegitimate
of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
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