wrongfully

[US]/'rɔŋfəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. unjustly, improperly

Phrases & Collocations

wrongfully accused

wrongfully terminated

wrongfully convicted

wrongfully arrested

wrongfully imprisoned

Example Sentences

I was wrongfully informed.

Malicious gossip could injure his chances of success. It can also mean to treat another unjustly or wrongfully:

He was wrongfully accused of stealing the money.

She was wrongfully terminated from her job.

The company wrongfully withheld his salary.

They were wrongfully convicted of a crime they didn't commit.

The landlord wrongfully evicted the tenants.

He was wrongfully blamed for the mistake.

She was wrongfully denied entry to the event.

The student was wrongfully accused of cheating on the exam.

The athlete was wrongfully disqualified from the competition.

They were wrongfully treated as suspects without any evidence.

Real-world Examples

Injustice is about being wrongfully convicted.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

" Ah, of course. He was wrongfully accused of cheating at cards."

Source: The Five Orange Pips of Sherlock Holmes

Mr. White had been wrongfully detained in Iran for almost two years.

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2020 Collection

He is an innocent journalist who was carrying out journalistic activities and has been wrongfully detained.

Source: PBS English News

People wrongfully assumed I have no plans of raising money or doing business in Russia anytime soon.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

And false positives in mass surveillance can cause innocent people to be wrongfully arrested, jailed, or worse.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The swap did not include another American that the state department has declared wrongfully detained, Paul Whalen.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

Georgia likely removed nearly 200,000 from voter rolls wrongfully?

Source: New York Magazine (Video Edition)

And also, Robert Williams being wrongfully arrested, was he released eventually?

Source: Sway

The school claims YouTube wrongfully blocked some of its politically conservative content.

Source: VOA Special February 2018 Collection

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