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Definition of wrongful : Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing.

Synonyms:

outlaw, unconventional, law, outlawed, improper

illegitimate, forbidden, unjust, unauthorized, taboo, bootleg, lawless, actionable, illegal, illicit, unlicensed, punishable, offensive, criminal, verboten, unconstitutional, unlawful, felonious

Usage examples:

• So quickly Passes the gain that's got by wrongful guile. - "The Seven Plays in English Verse", Sophocles.
• Also, that no man take no battles in a wrongful quarrel for no law, nor for no world's goods. - "Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II) King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table", Thomas Malory.
• Why, that constitutes wrongful cruelty; she can contest, as much in as upon- Come, nephew, spare us your legal jargon, said the notary. - "Eugenie Grandet", Honore de Balzac.