"wrongful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈrɒŋfəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wrongful.wav [UK] Forms: wrongful [positive], more wrongful [comparative], most wrongful [superlative]
Etymology: wrong + -ful Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|wrong|ful}} wrong + -ful Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A wrongful act is one that is violates somebody's rights. Synonyms: unjust, unfair
    Sense id: simple-wrongful-en-adj-a0ecQe~U
  2. A wrongful act is one that is illegal.
    Sense id: simple-wrongful-en-adj-jK0T0Uox
  3. A wrongful heir, possessor, etc. is one that has no right to be in that position.
    Sense id: simple-wrongful-en-adj-gw6f~8J2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ful
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