wrongful
adj.adj. unfair, illegal, or not based on any good reason. It is often used to describe a legal decision or an action that hurts someone's rights.
adj. unfair, unjust, or legally incorrect. Typically describes actions or legal outcomes that violate a person's rights or the law.
The former employee sued the company for wrongful dismissal.
After new evidence came to light, the court overturned his wrongful conviction for a crime he did not commit.
The legal team argued that the wrongful death of the patient was a direct result of the hospital's failure to follow safety protocols.
From Middle English wrongful, equivalent to wrong + -ful.
Often used in legal collocations such as 'wrongful dismissal', 'wrongful conviction', or 'wrongful death'.
a wrongly convictiona wrongful convictionUse the adjective 'wrongful' to modify the noun directly; 'wrongly' is an adverb used to modify verbs.