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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. having no legally established claim;
- Example: "the wrongful heir to the throne"
[syn: unlawful, wrongful]

2. unlawfully violating the rights of others;
- Example: "wrongful death"
- Example: "a wrongful diversion of trust income"

3. not just or fair;
- Example: "a wrongful act"
- Example: "a wrongful charge"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wrongful \Wrong"ful\, a.
   Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful
   taking of property; wrongful dealing. -- Wrong"ful*ly, adv.
   -- Wrong"ful*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

wrongful
    adj 1: having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir
           to the throne" [syn: unlawful, wrongful]
    2: unlawfully violating the rights of others; "wrongful death";
       "a wrongful diversion of trust income"
    3: not just or fair; "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"