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wrong·ful /'rȯŋ-fəl/ adj1: constituting a wrong; esp: injurious to the rights of anothera wrongful act or omission2: unlawfulremained in wrongful occupation of the propertya wrongful occupantwrong·ful·ly advwrong·ful·ness n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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against the law, bad, criminal, felonious, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, improper, incorrect, iniquitous, iniuriosus, iniustus, lawless, malicious, mischievous, unauthorized, undue, unfair, unjust, unlawful, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong
associated concepts: wrongful act, wrongful conversion, wrongful death, wrongful detention, wrongful discharge, wrongful interference
foreign phrases:
- Fictio legis inique operatur alieni damnum vel injuriam. — Fiction of law is wrongful if it works loss or harm to anyoneII index arrant (onerous), blameful, blameworthy, felonious, illegal, illegitimate (illegal), illicit, impermissible, improper, irregular (improper), lawless, outrageous, peccant (culpable), unauthorized, unjust, unlawful, unscrupulous, unwarranted
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Causing injury; infringing on someone’s rights; reckless; unfair.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
См. также в других словарях:
wrongful — wrong‧ful [ˈrɒŋfl ǁ ˈrɒːŋ ] adjective [only before a noun] HUMAN RESOURCES wrongful actions or activities are unfair or illegal: • He has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful dismissal (= being dismissed unfairly from his job ) . wrongfully adverb … Financial and business terms
Wrongful — Wrong ful, a. Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing. {Wrong ful*ly}, adv. {Wrong ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrongful — [adj] evil, illegal blameworthy, criminal, dishonest, dishonorable, felonious, illegitimate, illicit, immoral, improper, lawless, reprehensible, unethical, unfair, unjust, unlawful, wicked; concepts 319,545 Ant. ethical, fair, good, just, legal,… … New thesaurus
wrongful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not fair, just, or legal. DERIVATIVES wrongfully adverb … English terms dictionary
wrongful — [rôŋfəl] adj. 1. full of wrong; unjust or injurious 2. without legal right; unlawful wrongfully adv. wrongfulness n … English World dictionary
wrongful — Injurious, heedless, unjust, reckless, unfair; it implies the infringement of some right, and may result from disobedience to lawful authority. Buhler v. Marrujo, 86 N.M. 399, 524 P.2d 1015, 1019. See also tort @ wrongful abuse of process See… … Black's law dictionary
wrongful — wrongfully, adv. wrongfulness, n. /rawng feuhl, rong /, adj. 1. unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge. 2. having no legal right; unlawful: The court ruled it was a wrongful diversion of trust income. [1275 1325; ME; see WRONG, FUL]… … Universalium
wrongful — wrong|ful [ˈrɔŋfəl US ˈro:ŋ ] adj wrongful arrest/conviction/imprisonment/dismissal etc a wrongful arrest etc is unfair or illegal because the person affected by it has done nothing wrong ▪ She s threatening to sue her employers for wrongful… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrongful — [[t]rɒ̱ŋfʊl, AM rɔ͟ːŋ [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A wrongful act is one that is illegal, immoral, or unjust. He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder... One of her employees sued her for wrongful… … English dictionary
wrongful — adjective wrongful arrest/conviction/dismissal etc a wrongful arrest etc is unfair or illegal because you have done nothing wrong: She s threatening to sue her employers for wrongful dismissal. wrongfully adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English