wrongfully
adv/ˈɹɒŋfəli/
Etymology From Middle English wrongfully, wrongfullich; equivalent to wrongful + -ly.
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In a wrongful manner; unjustly.
- If you do wrongfully ſeize Herford's right, / call in his Letters Patents that he hath / By his Atturneyes generall, to ſue[…]1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 29, column 2:
- There is a clear line of distinction in this matter. An equity judge could not unhang a man who had been wrongfully hanged; but he could set aside a precedent which was manifestly contrary to law and justice.1839, The Christian Observer, volume 38, page 585:
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- Wrongfully imprisoned action heroes rarely have the time to wait for an appeal.2002, Joe Borgenicht, The Action Hero's Handbook, Quirk Books, page 36: