wrongfully

ˈrɔːŋfəli

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Definition of wrongfully - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

unjustlyin an unjust or unfair manner

He was wrongfully accused of theft..

unfairly

unjustly

illegallyin a manner against the law

She was wrongfully detained by the authorities.

illegally

illicitly

unlawfully

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Origin of wrongfully

Old English, wrang (crooked) + full (full of)

Terms with wrongfully included in their meaning

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plundered

adj.

depleted

wrongfully stripped of valuables or resources

give someone the business

harsh treatment

treat someone harshly or wrongfully

looted

adj.

theft

wrongfully stripped of valuable contents

convert

legal

appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully

accounting

legal

equitable distribution of wrongfully obtained profits

detainer

property

wrongfully keeping someone's property

detinue

legal claim

action to recover goods wrongfully detained

replevin

legal

legal action to recover wrongfully taken goods

Examples of wrongfully in a sentence

The evidence showed he was wrongfully imprisoned.
The company was wrongfully accused of fraud.
He was wrongfully convicted and later exonerated.

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French:à tort, illégalement, ...
German:zu Unrecht, unrechtmäßig, ...
Italian:ingiustamente, illegalmente, ...
Spanish:injustamente, ilegalmente, ...
Portuguese:injustamente, ilegalmente, ...
Chinese:不公正地, 非法地, ...
Japanese:不当に, 違法に, ...
Arabic:ظُلْمًا, بِشَكل غير قانوني, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁלֹּא בְּצֶדֶק, שֶׁלֹּא כַּדִּין, ...
Russian:несправедливо, незаконно, ...
Ukrainian:несправедливо, незаконно, ...
Hindi:अन्यायपूर्वक, ग़लत तरीके से, ...
Bengali:অন্যায়ভাবে, অবৈধভাবে, ...
Catalan:injustament, il.legalment, ...
Czech:neprávem, protiprávně, ...
Danish:uretfærdigt, ulovligt, ...
Dutch:onterecht, ...
Greek:άδικα, παράνομα, ...
Hungarian:jogtalanul, jogellenesen, ...
Khmer:ដោយអយុត្តិធម៌, ដោយខុសច្បាប់, ...
Korean:부당하게, ...
Persian:به‌ناحق, به طور غیرقانونی, ...
Polish:niesłusznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):injustamente, ilegalmente, ...
Romanian:pe nedrept, nelegitim, ...
Swedish:orättvist, olagligt, ...
Thai:อย่างไม่เป็นธรรม, อย่างผิดกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:haksız yere, ...
Vietnamese:bất công, một cách trái pháp luật, ...

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