wrongous
Look at other dictionaries:
Wrongous — Wron gous, a. [Cf. OE. wrongwis. See {Wrong}, and cf. {Righteous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Scots Law) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment. Craig. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrongous — adj. not lawful (Scottish) … English contemporary dictionary
wrongous — wrong·ous … English syllables
wrongous — … Useful english dictionary
wrongous imprisonment — The term used in the Scots law for false imprisonment. Evans v M Loughlan (Eng) 15 ERC 173 … Ballentine's law dictionary
unlawful — un·law·ful adj 1: not lawful: not authorized or justified by law 2: acting contrary to or in defiance of the law an unlawful possessor un·law·ful·ly adv un·law·ful·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
-ous — suffix. 1 forming adjectives meaning abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of (envious; glorious; mountainous; poisonous). 2 Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in ic (ferrous). Derivatives: ously suffix… … Useful english dictionary
wrongously — adverb see wrongous … Useful english dictionary
vrang — vrang(us etc., obs. (or dial.) Sc. ff. wrongous, etc … Useful english dictionary
vrangus — vrang(us etc., obs. (or dial.) Sc. ff. wrongous, etc … Useful english dictionary
