wrongful
part of speech
adjective
meaning for a pupil
Wrongful means unfair, unjust or against the law (formal, law). tree →
sense in the lessons
In law and news, a wrongful arrest or wrongful dismissal is unfair or illegal. Phrases: wrongful arrest, wrongful dismissal, wrongful death.
examples
- He sued for wrongful arrest. tree →
- The court said it was wrongful dismissal. tree →
- The family won a wrongful death case. tree →
- The wrongful punishment upset the class. tree →
- She fought her wrongful conviction. tree →
- The judge corrected the wrongful decision. tree →
note
Formal, used in law. Adverb: wrongfully. Plain words: unfair, unlawful.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wrongful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.