Associations to the word «Wrongful»

Wiktionary

WRONGFUL, adjective. Wrong or unjust
WRONGFUL, adjective. Unlawful or illegal
WRONGFUL BIRTH, noun. A lawsuit filing, claiming a doctor failed to advise the parents a child might have the prospect of birth defects.
WRONGFUL DEATH STATUTE, noun. (legal) A statute that provides relief from the common law rule that the death of an individual cannot be the basis of a cause of action in a civil suit.
WRONGFUL DEATH STATUTES, noun. Plural of wrongful death statute
WRONGFUL DISMISSAL, noun. A legal doctrine that requires employers to have a job-related reason to terminate employees. This doctrine is largely irrelevant in the United States today unless stated in an employment contract.
WRONGFUL DISMISSALS, noun. Plural of wrongful dismissal

Dictionary definition

WRONGFUL, adjective. Having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne".
WRONGFUL, adjective. Unlawfully violating the rights of others; "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income".
WRONGFUL, adjective. Not just or fair; "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne