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wrongful

adjective
🔊/ˈrɒŋfl/
🔊/ˈrɔːŋfl/
 [usually before noun] (law法律)
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  1. not fair, morally right or legal不公正的；不道德的；不合法的
    • She decided to sue her employer for wrongful dismissal.她决定起诉雇主非法解雇她。🔊🔊
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    • He is suing the police for wrongful arrest.他起诉警察非法拘捕。
    • Such a law could lead to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of innocent people.这样的法律可能导致数百名无辜者被定罪。
    • The company must pay for any wrongful act on the part of its employees.公司必须为员工的任何不法行为付费。
    Topics Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWrongful is used with these nouns:
    • act
    • arrest
    • conduct
    • …
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