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- Dictionarywrongful/ˈrɒŋf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. (of an act) not fair, just, or legal: "he is suing the police for wrongful arrest"
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adjective. uk / ˈrɒŋ.f ə l / us / ˈrɑːŋ.f ə l / Add to word list. Wrongful actions are unfair or illegal: She is claiming damages from the company for wrongful dismissal. wrongful arrest / imprisonment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Legal & illegal. bang to rights idiom. bootleg. chargeable. concealed carry idiom.
1. : wrong, unjust. 2. a. : having no legal sanction : unlawful. b. : having no legal claim. a wrongful heir. wrongfully. ˈrȯŋ-fə-lē. adverb. wrongfulness noun. Synonyms. criminal. felonious. illegal. illegitimate. illicit. lawless. unlawful. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of wrongful in a Sentence.
Wrongful definition: unjust or unfair. See examples of WRONGFUL used in a sentence.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A wrongful act is one that is illegal, immoral, or unjust. He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder. One of her employees sued her for wrongful dismissal. Synonyms: improper, illegal, unfair, inappropriate More Synonyms of wrongful.
If something's not fair, or especially if it's illegal, you can call it wrongful. If a company violates an employee's contract and fires her, that would be a wrongful termination.
Define wrongful. wrongful synonyms, wrongful pronunciation, wrongful translation, English dictionary definition of wrongful. adj. 1. Wrong or unjust: wrongful dismissal from a job. 2. Unlawful: wrongful search. wrong′ful·ly adv. wrong′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of...
WRONGFUL definition: a situation in which someone is accused of something or punished for something unfairly or illegally. Learn more.
