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wrongfully

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adverbial wrongfully has 1 sense
  1. legally, lawfully, wrongfully, de jure - by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now"
    Derived from adjective wrongful1

Definitions from the Web

wrongfully

Part of speech: adverb

Definition 1: in an unjust or unfair manner

Example sentence 1: He was wrongfully accused of stealing the money.

Example sentence 2: The company fired her wrongfully, without any valid reason.

Definition 2: mistakenly or inaccurately

Example sentence 1: The witness has been identified as providing wrongfully recorded information.

Example sentence 2: They were wrongfully assuming that the project would be completed within a week.

Definition 3: in a morally or ethically improper way

Example sentence 1: The CEO was accused of wrongfully using company funds for personal expenses.

Example sentence 2: She wrongfully manipulated her competitors to gain an unfair advantage.


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