wrongful (adj.)

  1. having no legally established claim; the wrongful heir to the throne

    [ Syn: unlawful ]

  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'

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