Wrongful
unjust or unfair:
a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
having no legal right; unlawful:
the court ruled it was a wrongful diversion of trust income.
contemporary examples
readers outraged by trayvon martin shooting ryan prior march 20, 2012
daily poll: what do you think of the trayvon martin case? ryan prior march 19, 2012
parents sue for ‘wrongful birth’ elizabeth picciuto august 16, 2014
world cup primer joshua robinson june 11, 2010
chanel fined 200,000 euros in counterfeiting case lizzie crocker september 16, 2012
historical examples
a compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents grover cleveland
the common law oliver wendell holmes, jr.
the common law oliver wendell holmes, jr.
homer’s odyssey denton j. snider
the earl of mayo william wilson hunter
adjective
immoral, unjust, or illegal
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