wrongful
adj/ˈɹɒŋfəl/
Etymology From Middle English wrongful, equivalent to wrong + -ful.
1
wrong or unjust
- And now, with the tyranny of wrongful power, "The loathsome mark has fallen, the mall remains Sceptreless, free, uncircumscribed, but man Equal, unclassed, tribeless, and nationless, Exempt from awe, worship, degree, the king Over himself; just, gentle, wise."1913, Sydney Waterlow, Shelley:
2
unlawful or illegal
- Derived terms
- wrongful birth, wrongful death, wrongful death statute, wrongful dismissal