Used in a Sentence

wrongfully

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wrongfully.

Editorial note

If you can afford bail, a 59% conviction rate means that you're less likely to be wrongfully imprisoned.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

In a wrongful manner; unjustly.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wrongfully gathered in one view.

adverb

In a wrongful manner; unjustly.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wrongfully.

Example sentences

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If you can afford bail, a 59% conviction rate means that you're less likely to be wrongfully imprisoned.

2

The fact that somebody can't write nigger destroys the flow of the article and wrongfully elevates the word.

3

And they link directly to Wikipedia, driving traffic to their site, so they're not really wrongfully stealing the data.

4

OJ was acquitted, after all, and many, many people are wrongfully found guilty.

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When I'm wrongfully charged or sent goods that aren't what's advertised and support doesn't help or reply.

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You can't not pay that price unless you're willing to accept a higher false conviction rate and therefore more folks wrongfully killed by the state.

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It probably didn't help either that it was initially (wrongfully?) associated with Microsoft, and a hostile anti-Linux takeover of the X86 platform at firmware level.

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Just like they do to other people often times wrongfully.

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Appelbaum does get wrongfully harassed when he enters the U.

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Is that really a better fate for someone wrongfully accused?

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Another font for web designers to wrongfully assume I have installed on my system.

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Especially if Google wrongfully kept the money from many customers.

Quote examples

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Whats more likely, that your boss "gets off" on wrongfully firing you, or that there's some attitude problem you don't recognize about yourself?

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Almost everyone is aware there is civil and criminal laws, I also think everyone knows immigration law is civil in nature, but you will never stop those with a certain bias from wrongfully projecting immigration status as a criminal issue, hence the existence of terms such as "illegal immigrant" for the mere fact that is sounds closer to a criminal label...its sad really.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wrongfully in a sentence?

If you can afford bail, a 59% conviction rate means that you're less likely to be wrongfully imprisoned.

What does wrongfully mean?

In a wrongful manner; unjustly.

What part of speech is wrongfully?

wrongfully is commonly used as adverb.