Wrongfully
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
germany ousts england from world cup the daily beast june 26, 2010
arizona’s serial-killer saga terry greene sterling october 19, 2011
an innocent man goes free mansfield frazier may 9, 2010
amanda knox’s escape chances gerald l. shargel december 10, 2009
how the west memphis three got out gerald l. shargel august 21, 2011
historical examples
the wonder island boys: conquest of the savages roger thompson finlay
hidden hand emma dorothy eliza nevitte southworth
munster stephen lucius gwynn
the memoires of casanova, complete jacques casanova de seingalt
the underground railroad william still
adjective
immoral, unjust, or illegal
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