Wrongous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Wrongous is an adjective meaning (UK dialectal, Scotland, especially law) Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
Meaning
(UK dialectal, Scotland, especially law) Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
Example Sentences
If the prisoner is detained an unreasonable time, he would have an action for wrongous imprisonment.
It’s my opinion that the creature Dougal will have a good action of wrongous imprisonment and damages again him, under the Act seventeen hundred and one, and I’ll see the creature righted.
Word Forms
- wrongeous
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imprisonment, wrongeous, wrongful, tortious, wronge, wrongsome.
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