Wrongfulness
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.
historical examples
amaryllis at the fair richard jefferies
paul the courageous mabel quiller-couch
mercedes of castile j. fenimore cooper
putnam’s handy law book for the layman albert sidney bolles
friends, though divided g. a. henty
the story of burnt njal anonymous
the white rose of langley emily sarah holt
hodge and his masters richard jefferies
the vision of paradise, complete dante alighieri
adjective
immoral, unjust, or illegal
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