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BNC: 16898 COCA: 15863

wrongful

wrongful /ˈrɑːŋfəl/ adjective
wrongful
/ˈrɑːŋfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of WRONGFUL
: not legal, fair, or moral违法的;不公正的;不道德的

— wrongfully

adverb

— wrongfulness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 16898 COCA: 15863

wrongful

adjective

wrong·​ful ˈrȯŋ-fəl How to pronounce wrongful (audio)
1
2
a
: having no legal sanction : unlawful
b
: having no legal claim
a wrongful heir
wrongfully adverb
wrongfulness noun

Example Sentences

He is suing his former employer for wrongful termination. charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
Recent Examples on the Web Hearings before Hanzman and a second judge on the wrongful-death claims have taken place over the past five weeks. Curt Anderson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2022 Foltz’s death has also led to a wrongful-death lawsuit against the fraternity, the expulsion of three students and the suspension of 17. Jennifer Henderson, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 The wrongful-death suit began bringing out financial information that spiraled into an inquiry into Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial wrongdoing. Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 The parents of a girl who died after an e-bike accident filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Monday against the Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 The family of an 18-year-old Alabama girl who was killed in 2021 after a crash involving a police officer have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 28 July 2022 The village of Midlothian has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from the shooting death in 2018 of Jemel Roberson by police outside a Robbins nightclub, according to the law firm representing Roberson’s estate. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022 The civil rights and wrongful-death lawsuit filed June 17 by the boys' birth mother, Ryan Dean, and grandmother, Dana Moorer, names the Wests as defendants along with Kern County Human Services and the California Department of Social Services. CBS News, 23 June 2022 Publix has also sought to dismiss a wrongful-death lawsuit accusing the company of being responsible for the death of a former deli worker who died of coronavirus. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wrongful was in the 14th century
BNC: 16898 COCA: 15863

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