How to Use wrongful in a Sentence

wrongful

adjective
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  • He is suing his former employer for wrongful termination.
  • But off the court, the wrongful imprisonment of a man named Jonathan Irons had long hung over Moore Irons’s head like a dark cloud.
    — Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2023
  • Now free men, the DeJesus brothers want to move on from the pain and loss that wrongful convictions bring.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Hearings before Hanzman and a second judge on the wrongful-death claims have taken place over the past five weeks.
    — Curt Anderson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Richard Miles knows the deep injustice of a wrongful conviction.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Miles spent 15 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction.
    — Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Sailor has spent his four years out of prison talking to students about his wrongful conviction.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2022
  • In April, six people received jail terms of up to 13 years for abuse and wrongful imprisonment.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Chicago and Illinois is one of the kind of hotbeds for places where wrongful convictions have happened.
    — James Brown, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The first wrongful conviction that outraged Dennis Muñoz was his own.
    — Nelson Rauda Zablah, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2023
  • In March, Flynn filed a suit against the United States for wrongful prosecution.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
  • Under the state’s wrongful conviction statute, awards are capped at $1 million.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Ater Caprio’s death, Rintoul sought to add himself as a plaintiff and pursue a wrongful-death claim as a surviving spouse.
    — Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2022
  • The Panic destroyed lives, led to wrongful convictions.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The owner of the Infinite was cited for wrongful entrustment.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 1 June 2022
  • In Frankenstein’s dark romantic world, the monster’s creation led to the wrongful execution of his friend’s servant and to the murder of his wife.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 July 2023
  • Foltz’s death has also led to a wrongful-death lawsuit against the fraternity, the expulsion of three students and the suspension of 17.
    — Jennifer Henderson, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Goth was accused of battery while A24 and West, along with Goth, were accused of wrongful termination.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The officer also charged a Macedonia man who owned the van for wrongful entrustment.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The Bush case now stands as the longest wrongful incarceration in New York State history.
    — Robert Kolker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • At least three Black men in the U.S. have filed lawsuits alleging wrongful arrests due to faulty facial recognition.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Typically, a gun recovered through a wrongful arrest would be tossed out of court.
    — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
  • He was later awarded $5 million in a wrongful conviction case against the city and a police detective.
    — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022
  • Adopting a tactic from that movement, the families of hostages created a black-and-yellow flag and T-shirts calling for the return of hostages and wrongful detainees.
    — Joel Simon, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The public should view public defenders as the first line of defense against wrongful convictions, which are now regularly in the news, Carder said.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Serious Consequences The city of Detroit faces three lawsuits for wrongful arrests based on the use of the technology.
    — Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Multiple wrongful convictions have been linked to Guevara, and the city has faced lawsuits over his alleged conduct.
    — Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022
  • The family of a cinematographer killed on a USC student film shoot in April has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the prestigious school and two of its students.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
  • In addition, the Cleveland owner of the Nissan was cited for wrongful entrustment.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Stories about wrongful convictions open our eyes to systemic injustices in the U.S. court system.
    — Longreads, 1 Dec. 2022

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