Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being wrong or wrongful; injustice.
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- noun The state or quality of being
wrongful .
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- noun that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
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Examples
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The specific issue was whether the High Court and the Appeal Court ought to have broadened the concept of "wrongfulness" in the law of delict in the light of the State's constitutional duty to safeguard the rights of women.
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The specific issue was whether the High Court and the Appeal Court ought to have broadened the concept of "wrongfulness" in the law of delict in the light of the State's constitutional duty to safeguard the rights of women.
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One can take and accept what Andy and others have correctly said about the inability and moral wrongfulness of using the criminal justice system as the frame for counterterrorism, while still recognizing that it has a role, and that role is strongest when it comes to US citizens acting within the United States.
The Volokh Conspiracy » No Righteous Gentile Awards, Please 2010
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The board said Lawrence had "a severe mental disease or defect" and was "unable to appreciate the nature and quality or wrongfulness of his conduct at the time of the alleged criminal misconduct."
Soldier Faces Court-Martial In Slaying Despite Claims Of Schizophrenia AP 2011
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Once the prosecution is under way, lawyers said, Mr. Loughner's legal team could try to claim he is not guilty by reason of insanity, a tough legal standard that would require a showing that he didn't understand the wrongfulness of his crime.
Early Legal Issue: Where to Try Case Nathan Koppel 2011
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Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan said that Skinner was in something of a Catch-22, because he couldn't challenge the wrongfulness of his conviction without knowing the results of the DNA test.
Supreme Court confronts conflicting laws on post-conviction DNA testing Robert Barnes 2011
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The board said Lawrence had "a severe mental disease or defect" and was "unable to appreciate the nature and quality or wrongfulness of his conduct at the time of the alleged criminal misconduct."
Soldier Faces Court-Martial In Slaying Despite Claims Of Schizophrenia AP 2011
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The board said Lawrence had "a severe mental disease or defect" and was "unable to appreciate the nature and quality or wrongfulness of his conduct at the time of the alleged criminal misconduct."
Soldier Faces Court-Martial In Slaying Despite Claims Of Schizophrenia AP 2011
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Byrd acknowledged the wrongfulness of what he was and what he did.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sessions Responds to Kagan’s Marshall Memos 2010
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Court precedent would seem to indicate that he can use federal civil rights laws to get the evidence only if that evidence would not necessarily imply the wrongfulness of his conviction.
Supreme Court confronts conflicting laws on post-conviction DNA testing Robert Barnes 2011
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