How To Use Wrongful In A Sentence

He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder.
Interestingly, some jurists even asserted that judges who rely on a coerced confession in a criminal conviction are to be held liable for the wrongful conviction.
They were found to have presided over miscarriages of justice that led to wrongful imprisonments.
In this wrongful dismissal action, it appears that the defendant does not seriously dispute the fact that the plaintiff's co-employee seriously misconducted himself with respect to the plaintiff.
It has only received a 250,000 interim payment for wrongful imprisonment. Times, Sunday Times

Was recently awarded ￡30,000 damages against Thames Valley Police for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment.
The applicants have claimed that their removal and detention constituted wrongful imprisonment and deprivation of liberty.
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Every wrongful imprisonment could lead to a civil lawsuit against the city.
It has been sought to obtain badges or other distinctions for baronets and also to purge the order of wrongful assumptions, an evil to which the baronetage of Nova Scotia is peculiarly exposed, owing to the dignity being descendible to collateral heirs male of the grantee as well as to those of his body. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
people who were wrongfully imprisoned should be released
When all had been rehearsed and shown to him, and he had well considered the matter, the knight was very dolent; yet in no wise would he avenge himself wrongfully. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
Such copying amounts to a wrongful infringement upon the property rights of the copyright holders. Christianity Today
A California woman is suing a hospital for wrongful death because her husband fainted and suffered a fatal injury after helping delivery room staff give her a painkilling injection.
The money the family receives from the manufacturer for the wrongful death of a child will never satisfy them.
Lastly, a person who has been wrongfully dispossessed may undertake a form of self-help known as re-entry.
These comments were not an exercise in constitutionally-protected free speech, but a moment of publicly-recorded hate for certain segments of American citizenry, wrongfully conflating homosexuality with liberal/progressive politics. Think Progress » Oâ€™Reilly Resorts To McCarthyism, Plans To Publish Online Enemies List
A single mother works hard to fund putting herself through law school so she can overturn her brother's wrongful conviction for murder. The Sun
All claims by the employee, whether they be for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal or redundancy are claims against the vendor.
While this wrongful association most likely arose out of sheer laziness, the confusion also reflects the fact that the creator and his creation are, in many ways, two sides of the same coin exhibited no better than the intimidating cutting between the two while trapped in the windmill. Archive 2007-01-01
Such duty, however, is not absolute, and its breach is actionable only if it is wrongful, that is to say, without justification or excuse. Law In The Health and Human Services
Pending a successful appeal, Downing could claim for wrongful arrest and 27 years unlawful detention.
Inasmuch as the disinherison or omission by parents of their children has generally no good reason, those children who complain that they have been wrongfully disinherited or passed over have been allowed to bring an action impeaching the will as unduteous, under the pretext that the testator was of unsound mind at the time of its execution. The Institutes of Justinian
Rep. 332. tender the pawnee keeps the goods, and they are ftolen, 0wcn '** • die pawnee muftanfwer; for now his property is deter - mined, and he is a wrongful detainer; and he that keeps goods by wrong mull anfwer for them at peril, in all events; for his detainer is the reafon of the lofs. Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King's bench; with some special cases in the courts of Chancery, Common pleas and Exchequer, alphabetically digest under proper heads;
The Court finds the plaintiffs and their children were wrongfully evicted and they are entitled to whatever damages they suffered as a result.
I fear a dirty little wrongful dismissal suit brought against the boondogglous Council for Canadian Unity (Franks passim, ad absurdam) may be yet another sign of a severe downturn in the patriotism business.
Democratic U.S. S.n. Harry Reid of Nevada wanted Bodgen to return to right what he called a wrongful dismissal. Undefined
A Sheffield woman who was wrongfully imprisoned following an armed raid on her home has won compensation.
The history of the baronetage was uneventful till 1783, when in consequence of the wrongful assumption of baronetcies, an old and then increasing evil, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
The length of your notice period will also govern the worth of your fringe benefits in the event of a wrongful dismissal.
The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money.
The Law is govern wrongful discharge and discrimination on the job.
My opinion comes from lectures I've been giving all over the country on "Ethical Decision-making" which, after my "whistleblowing" experience, doubles as a warning about how easy it is to get sucked into doing bad things and/or to go along with wrongful, illegal decisions. Coleen Rowley: Time to End the Torture Experiment!
For this is thankworthy , if for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
Where in a different thread beastiality is tossed around for titilation and prominent progressives in the state of Washington are wrongfully intimated of participating. Sound Politics: It's in the P-I
The claimant brought an action for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment.
It is, of course, not wrongful for a manager to instruct his employees to comply with a valid document retention policy under ordinary circumstances.
The appellant syllogizes that because in this case the pursuit of a wrongful death action was part of the unfulfilled duties of the personal representative, the powers of the personal representative endure until the completion of the wrongful death action.
The wrongful acts of a previous possessor do not therefore diminish the plaintiff's claim in respect of the wrongful acts of a later possessor.
They are also rendered legally immune from any wrongful, illegal and criminal acts the corporation might commit in their search for profits.
I do not stick up for any actions of terror, but I will fight vitiously for any person that is being bullied, wrongfully accused, and standing their rightful grounds. Think Progress » Gonzales: ‘There Is No Express Grant of Habeas Corpus In The Constitution’
The family of a Murray County High "bullycide" victim files a wrongful death suit against the school system. WDEF News 12 -
BActress Hunter Tylo is alleging wrongful termination and discrimination.
the wrongful heir to the throne
Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery?
Ministers are bracing themselves for compensation claims for wrongful arrest from the individuals unlawfully stopped by 14 police forces throughout Britain. Times, Sunday Times
It has been sought to obtain badges or other distinctions for baronets and also to purge the order of wrongful assumptions, an evil to which the baronetage of Nova Scotia is peculiarly exposed, owing to the dignity being descendible to collateral heirs male of the grantee as well as to those of his body. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
She was released without charge, and sought damages for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment.
In the second sense, ‘discrimination’ means the wrongful denial or abridgement of the civil rights of some persons in a context where others enjoy their full set of rights.
There is also the matter of wrongful death at the hands of Federation agents of our representative on the planet you call Capella Four. Pawns and Symbols
The rest included allegations of wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and loss of property.
Not all wrongful acts are criminal, and not all acts which are not criminal are innocent.
In all cases the primary question is one of fact: did the wrongful act cause the injury?
The court found that the repudiation by the owners was wrongful and that the plaintiff was the innocent party.
One point to clear up immediately is the widespread confusion between wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal.
The plaintiff's case was for wrongful arrest upon a breach of peace.
A newly married wife or husband can take leave from work to care for a spouse, or sue for a partner's wrongful death.
This news comes on the heels of a very significant legal victory by former Ave Maria School of Law professor Stephen Safranek who accepted a settlement offer in his October 2007 wrongful termination suit against Ave Maria moneyman and controlling power Tom Monaghan, the Ave Maria Foundation, the Law School, and former AMSL Dean and President Bernard Dobranski — see Safranek Wins Settlement from Ave Maria and Monaghan for details. Discourse.net: Hard Times at Ave Maria Law (Updated)
This is a creature of state law, this wrongful death claim, " the judge said.
A trespass against goods is a wrongful interference with the possession of goods.
A suit of this kind, considered a case of ‘wrongful birth,’ assumes that the obstetrician's negligence denied the parents the option of aborting a defective fetus.
He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder.
Correll also says he was wrongfully terminated by the Mouse House and "blackballed" from being involved in other Disney projects. X17 Online
If land had even been systematically treated as capable of acquiring rights, the time of a disseisee might have been added to that Of the wrongful occupant, on the ground that the land, and not this or that individual, was gaining the easement, and that long association between the enjoyment of the privilege and the land was sufficient, which has never been the law. The Common Law
Quasi-delictual, also, were the obligations of persons employed in a public calling, such as shipmasters and innkeepers, for the wrongful acts of their servants. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
The court disagreed that these acts amounted to a ratification of the defendant's wrongful acts by the church. Christianity Today
He looks at his wife and his friend who he had so wrongfully accused of adultery 16 years ago.
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You have a very limited right of appeal on a point of law, or the wrongful reception of evidence, not the general appeal that you would have had if you had litigated in the Supreme Court of South Australia.
Individuals who carry out wrongful acts are also responsible in international law. Times, Sunday Times
One point to clear up immediately is the widespread confusion between wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal.
Mr Jaura counterclaimed for damages for wrongful termination of the lease.
The State Department, which enforces the treaty in the U.S., currently has more than 2,000 active cases involving nearly 3,000 children abducted from the U.S. or wrongfully retained abroad. The Snatchback
I p.418 It was renegade Lin Biao who during the 9th Congress of the CPC when he had wrongfully usurped power in his hand, mischievously imposed the term Maoism and said that “Mao Zedong Thought was Marxism-Leninism of the era”. Archive 2006-06-01
The 42 others were charged with robbery, theft, receiving and concealing stolen goods and wrongful damage to property.
Wrongfully, many people confuse success with wealth: they assume that a person's triumph can be concluded from the expensiveness of his or her watch, car, or house.
wrongful death
The Liquidator claims that the bank wrongfully and without authority debited the company's account with that sum.
Suppose a group believes in common that acts may suffer from a special moral defect which they call unfairness, and which consists in a wrongful division of benefits and burdens, or a wrongful attribution of praise or blame. A Special Supplement: The Jurisprudence of Richard Nixon
First, compensation can only be appropriate where the damage has been caused by the wrongful act.
After his release from prison, he became a campaigner for victims of wrongful convictions. Times, Sunday Times
Individuals who carry out wrongful acts are also responsible in international law. Times, Sunday Times
He and his wife sued for wrongful arrest and won. Times, Sunday Times
Such behavior is cruel and wrongful according not only to the law, but to common sense.
Justice is put before mercy, for we must not give that in alms which is wrongfully got, or with which our debts should be paid. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Although the word ‘conspiracy’ simply refers to the act of joining together in secret agreement to do a wrongful act, tacking it on as an adjective somehow evokes images of unfounded fears and even paranoia.
I can understand how wrongful reception or rejection of evidence can affect a verdict.
My answer would be, at first impression, that the Patents Act is aimed at protecting patentees from commercial loss resulting from the wrongful infringement of their rights.
He should not only grant clemency to Stanley "Tookie" Williams, but he should halt all execution in the state of California, because it is apparent that they are engaging in wrongful conviction and unrightful discrimination ... CNN Transcript Dec 8, 2005
Was recently awarded ￡30,000 damages against Thames Valley Police for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment.
In the end, the government paid Randy Weaver and his daughters 3.1 million dollars to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over his wife andson. The Volokh Conspiracy » Waco
It is clear law that tax paid after a wrongful demand may be recovered back by the taxpayer.
But it cannot be in an avowry to a replevin, becaufe the avowry is to juftify the taking the cattle \ and whether the mo - ney is paid or not, is not the queftion; but if the diftrefs was rightfully taken, the avowant muft have a return; if wrongfully, he muft anfwer the plaintiff's damages. Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King's bench; with some special cases in the courts of Chancery, Common pleas and Exchequer, alphabetically digest under proper heads;
He remains on police bail but is planning legal action against the FSA and police for defamation, wrongful arrest and breach of statutory duty. Times, Sunday Times
It used to be impossible to prove that the legal system produces wrongful convictions.
He's introduced a bill that would increase the State compensation for the wrongfully convicted to a still-meager $85,000.00 per year plus any child support arrearage and would bar anyone who accepts the money from bringing a civil rights case. Locke Bowman: The Price of Injustice: Wrongfully Convicted Deserve Full Compensation
Blake was wrongfully arrested and is now demanding an apology from the police.
You've written nothing in your rambling post that would refute the claim that 'excited delirium' is not a documented and bona fide medical condition. jim in London from London, Canada writes: excited-delirium is the term Taser has invented to defend themselves in the 17 ongoing wrongfull death suites they are involved with. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
The interest becomes intense; the wrongful heir draws his sword, and rushes on the rightful heir; a blue smoke is seen, a gong is heard, and a tall white figure (who has been all this time, behind the arm – chair, covered over with a table – cloth), slowly rises to the tune of ‘Oft in the stilly night.’ Sketches by Boz
On each, the defendant had urged that he take legal advice in connection with his complaint of wrongful eviction.
He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder.
As a result, the defendants deny that the plaintiff is entitled to damages for wrongful dismissal.
He sued his employer for wrongful dismissal.
There is no comparable question for the death of Nicole Simpson because the Brown family chose not to file a wrongful-death claim.
In the second sense, ‘discrimination’ means the wrongful denial or abridgement of the civil rights of some persons in a context where others enjoy their full set of rights.
As a result, the defendants deny that the plaintiff is entitled to damages for wrongful dismissal.
He is understood to be planning legal action against the force for wrongful arrest and an illegal search of his home. Times, Sunday Times
A conservative estimate suggested that mistaken identification contributed to the wrongful conviction of more than 300 people a year in England and Wales.
She decided to sue her employer for wrongful dismissal.
There has been no determination of wrongful conduct, guilt or liability in the Settlement.
The first principle of ratification in stockbrokerage transactions is that a customer who wishes to take advantage of his broker's wrongful act must repudiate that act.
Tainted Cardioplegia Maker Pays $5.5 Million for Wrongful Deaths cardioplegia, a drug used in heart bypass surgery, has agreed to settle four wrongful death lawsuits for more than $5.5 million. NewsInferno
To usurp is to wrongfully assume power or the throne, to encroach upon something.
All claims by the employee, whether they be for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal or redundancy are claims against the vendor.
References to stolen goods include money which is dishonestly withdrawn from an account to which a wrongful credit has been made, but only to the extent that the money derives from the credit.
Were old trees being purloined, appropriated wrongfully, when they were sectioned by scientists?
Individuals who carry out wrongful acts are also responsible in international law. Times, Sunday Times
Incidentally there are no proven cases of a wrongful legal execution in America since WWII.
He also claimed damages for wrongful dismissal, mental distress and punitive damages.
The police offered no expression of regret at his wrongful arrest.
It is the force by which all wrongful things are repelled from us, the sharp prod which spurs the dullards onward.
The allegations of child sexual abuse and molestation ruined the lives of some teachers, who were wrongfully accused.
It is worth embarrassing the accuser, to avoid the risk of a wrongful conviction and possibly spare an innocent defendant years in prison.
Mr Lowe's client is not suing the policemen in these proceedings for wrongful arrest.
Leaving the criminal law on one side, what is the difference between the liability under the mill acts or statutes authorizing a taking by eminent domain and the liability for what we call a wrongful conversion of property where restoration is out of the question. Free New York Blog
Wrongfully, many people confuse success with wealth: they assume that a person's trimph can be concluded from the expensiveness of his or her watch, car, or house.
Is it not the common law that a citizen is entitled to use self-defence in the case of wrongful arrest?
He did so on the grounds there was a'real risk of wrongful conviction '. The Sun
The cause of action against the police was malicious prosecution and wrongful imprisonment.
Neither the expression of pornographic opinions, nor the indulging of a private taste for pornography, causes significant harm to others, in the relevant sense of ˜harm™ (i.e., crimes of physical violence or other significant wrongful rights-violations). Pornography and Censorship
He announced plans for a cap of 500,000 on compensation for each case of wrongful conviction, and new conditions will be placed on claimants. Times, Sunday Times
He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder.
The claimant brought an action for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment.
The words ‘any wrongful act or omission’ are in my view wide enough to encompass all wrongful acts or omissions.
On each, the defendant had urged that he take legal advice in connection with his complaint of wrongful eviction.
Wrongful interference with rights is an innominate and developing tort.
A former employee of the defendants swore an affidavit relating to his claim against the defendants for wrongful dismissal.
_)] [Footnote 244: _scil. _ reddendo singula singulis, the lowest fine for breaking, the highest for overstepping, the medium for wrongful appropriation. Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya
The right of action for wrongful death given by statute for the benefit of a widow for the death of her husband has been held not to be divested by her subsequent marriage.
Besides torture and ill-treatment, civilian contractors are also accused of involvement in wrongful deaths.
Is it not the common law that a citizen is entitled to use self-defence in the case of wrongful arrest?
The criminal justice system is in need of urgent reform to prevent more people being wrongfully imprisoned.
Many Shakespearian tragedies are about conflicting family loyalties or a character seeking to punish others for the wrongful death of a loved one.
But he no sooner got well again than he repented of his repentance, and persisted in wrongfully keeping to himself some of the wealth belonging to the archbishopric. A Child's History of England
The police offered no expression of regret at his wrongful arrest.
In explaining the succession which is worked out between buyer and seller for the purpose of creating a prescriptive right, such as a right of way over neighboring land to the land bought and sold, it was shown that one who, instead of purchasing the land, had wrongfully possessed himself of it by force, would not be treated as a successor, and would get no benefit from the previous use of the way by his disseisee. The Common Law
Record fees in wrongful arrests of ‘terrorists’, ‘hurt feelings’ and assaulted protestors by the bucketful - the lawyers are moving in for the kill and well they might ask “What recession?” London G20 Police outnumbered and attacked « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Screaming against what they call wrongful occupations when they are guilty of occupying Byzantine territory, WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
This view bifurcates the nonidentity cases, by suggesting one analysis of wrongful life case and another of, e.g., the depletion case: the future persons will all be deemed to have suffered harm but only the victims of depletion will be deemed to have been harmed by the choice under scrutiny. The Nonidentity Problem
It is sufficient that the defendant knew all the facts which made it wrongful for him to participate in the way in which he did.
He sued the police for wrongful arrest .
THE reason we don't have capital punishment is that wrongful convictions can and do happen. The Sun
It is not an indication that something is wrongfulness, rather it is a sign that your physical structure is getting disembarrass of toxins.
a wrongful act
Hence, the wisdom of the common law's stress on the crucial distinction between misfeasance and nonfeasance, between a wrongful aggression against someone's rights, and leaving that person alone.
The youths sued for wrongful arrest and hurt feelings. The Sun
He is expected to claim compensation that takes into account the loss of his career as an airline pilot, his wrongful imprisonment and damage to his health. Times, Sunday Times
An original claim for lost earnings and wrongful imprisonment was rejected by the Ministry of Justice. The Sun
The second part of the paper focus on the Plaintiff of wrongful death compensation and the contents of the wrongful death compensation.
The thought of reclaiming what had been wrongfully wrested from him began to sough through every fevered fiber of his being.
I do recall a thicket of reporters, which is what I understand the Beitbarts of the world were claiming should have picked up the wrongful language if it occurred. The Volokh Conspiracy » The Clinton Terror Bill
a wrongful diversion of trust income
Peter Reinecke suggests giving the Nunavummiut a few bucks to maintain subsistence hunting, but any talk of infrastructure development is "ludicrous," based upon a wrongful sense of entitlement. Archive 2009-08-01
She decided to sue her employer for wrongful dismissal.
Attorney Steven Altman sued the SEC in Federal Court, claiming the agency "has wrongfully sought to 'federalize' the subject of attorney ethics discipline" - a function of state judiciaries - by its Nov. 10 order permanently barring him from "appearing or practicing law Forbes.com: News
Not only was there therefore no unfair dismissal but, since there was no dismissal, the claim for wrongful dismissal was also rejected.
As a result, there could have been wrongful convictions. Times, Sunday Times
6. The term wrongful birth suggests that some people should never have been born. Handle with Care
Record fees in wrongful arrests of ‘terrorists’, ‘hurt feelings’ and assaulted protestors by the bucketful - the lawyers are moving in for the kill and well they might ask “What recession?” London G20 Police outnumbered and attacked « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Bushe which secured the acquittal of the wrongfully accused, the rights of primogeniture and king's bounty touching twins and triplets, miscarriages and infanticides, simulated or dissimulated, the acardiac Ulysses
The book deals with a miscarriage of justice, although it is fictional rather than documental, and involves not wrongful conviction but wholesale coverup.
Crucially, too, they would be unable to claim compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Times, Sunday Times
In 1994, a jury awarded him more than half a million dollars for wrongful termination from the utility in 1990.
Similarly, and underpayment of salary in lieu of notice would constitute a wrongful termination and have the same effect.
I watched a district and regional manager fire an employee for a more than acceptable reason, and end up getting canned themselves when the employee sued for wrongful termination.
There's also a limit on how long after a wrongful act a civil action can be commenced.
Kebble said he now intended to issue claims against the various parties involved in what he called his wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution. ANC Daily News Briefing
The criminal justice system is in need of urgent reform to prevent more people being wrongfully imprisoned.
the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed
Is it not the common law that a citizen is entitled to use self-defence in the case of wrongful arrest?
He had just decided, in a previous case, that a corporation was not liable for the wrongful acts of its agent or servant, and when Mr. Arthur handed him the pleadings, he said that the railroad company was not liable, and was about to order a nonsuit. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884
One point to clear up immediately is the widespread confusion between wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal.
Individuals who carry out wrongful acts are also responsible in international law. Times, Sunday Times
a wrongful charge
But with a case that if consolidated could include claims as diverse as RICO suits and wrongful death cases, the panel will likely opt for a veteran of mass torts.
The criminal justice system is in need of urgent reform to prevent more people being wrongfully imprisoned.
He claimed he should have sought legal advice before wrongfully using tax-exempt foundations to finance a televised college course.
She's threatening to sue her employers for wrongful dismissal.
It was the wrongful act or omission of the offender which rendered him or her liable, not the unhappy result.
In addition, the persuasion of the employees to leave was pleaded as wrongful inducement of breach of contract.
There could not be any question of an ouster of the true owner by a wrongful possessor.
The plaintiff began proceedings against the Chief Constable claiming damages for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment.
The police offered no expression of regret at his wrongful arrest.
Between the wrongful conviction of the innocent and the wrongful acquittal of the guilty, the choice should always be, without any hesitation, the latter.
In the passage cited above he referred to the defendant's asking the court to sanction his committing a wrongful act.
The city is facing many claims for wrongful arrest, totalling millions of dollars.
A full acquittal, after all, would engender huge compensation claims for wrongful imprisonment. Times, Sunday Times
He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder.
Following his appointment as governor of Portland in 1650, he was sent to Scotland and in July 1651 he attracted further notoriety when he was cashiered for wrongfully detaining the pay of his men.
Rather this issue would lie at the very heart of the claim for wrongful, as opposed to unfair, dismissal.

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