Synonyms for wrongfully
wrong·ful·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. wrongfullyadverb

   in an unjust or unfair manner

   "the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed"; "people who were wrongfully imprisoned should be released"

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1. List of paraphrases for "wrongfully":

   wrongly, unfairly, unjustly, erroneously, mistakenly, unduly, incorrectly, improperly, inappropriately, falsely, illegally, wrong, illicitly

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1. Mario Cuomo:

   Law enforcement officials have been wrongfully targeted and even assassinated. It must stop, everyone is talking but no one is listening.

2. Ross Kramer:

   There's an exponentially higher number of people who are wrongfully sentenced than wrongfully convicted.

3. Daniel Tilley:

   We expect all clerks to respect the ruling. But if not, we are committed to ensuring marriage equality in all 67 counties in Florida and we would like to hear from any couples that are wrongfully denied a license after the stay expires.

4. Abdullah Alaoudh:

   There are far too many people in Saudi detention who don’t have the benefit of US citizenship to draw attention to their cases. Almadi was wrongfully detained, reportedly tortured, and released only after tireless campaigning by his son and international pressure, almadi’s release shows that strategic pressure works, and US officials should continue to press for release of prisoners and lifting of travel bans.

5. Ken Thompson:

   Wrongful convictions ultimately destroy the lives of the people who are wrongfully convicted, as well as their families, and also do great damage to the integrity of the justice system, the people of Brooklyn elected me to ensure that justice is done and that is what my decision to vacate Derrick Hamilton’s conviction reflects.