Definition of wrongfully in English:
wrongfully
adverb ˈrɒŋf(ə)liˈrɒŋfʊliˈrɔŋfəli
In an unfair, unjust, or illegal manner.
he was wrongfully convicted of murder
they realized they had acted wrongfully and showed real remorse
Example sentencesExamples
- The subplot, about a Jewish trader wrongfully accused of murder, is far more unsettling.
- Working to force the return of wrongfully obtained funds is the right thing to do.
- After a vengeful officer wrongfully sends his mother to prison, Ned and his brothers resort to a life of crime.
- After he had vacated the flat, the landlord had wrongfully kept the deposit in lieu of rent in arrears.
- A promise of confidentiality is a duty to maintain the secrecy of the information and not misuse or wrongfully disclose it.