wrongful

//ˈrɒŋfəl//
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Adjective

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1

Not fair, just, or legal; unjust or unlawful.

The employee filed a lawsuit for wrongful dismissal.

2

(of a person) Having no legal right to a position or property.

The wrongful heir was removed from the estate after the true will was discovered.