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# wrongful

adjective

«wrongful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Wrongful means unfair, unjust or against the law (formal, law). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongful/#m1)

### In the lessons

In law and news, a wrongful arrest or wrongful dismissal is unfair or illegal. Phrases: wrongful arrest, wrongful dismissal, wrongful death.

### Examples

- He sued for wrongful arrest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongful/#x1)
- The court said it was wrongful dismissal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongful/#x2)
- The family won a wrongful death case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongful/#x3)
- The wrongful punishment upset the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongful/#x4)
- She fought her wrongful conviction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongful/#x5)
- The judge corrected the wrongful decision. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongful/#x6)

### Note

Formal, used in law. Adverb: wrongfully. Plain words: unfair, unlawful.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wrongful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wrongful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrongful.html) on Mova free.