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. Elizabeth Whelan:

   An unfortunate component about advocating for someone who is wrongfully detained is you have to make your presence known. There's always a crisis going on, and you have to keep reminding people that there is an American who is being held by a hostile foreign nation, often one that we have relations with of some sort, and that this situation has to end.

2. President Biden:

   Paul Whelan at every opportunity is wrongfully detained in Russia. Roger Carstens and Roger Carstens team continue to do everything we can to seek Paul Whelan release from Russian custody.

3. Greg Steube:

   We shouldn’t underscore the significance of this win for freedom and religious liberty – but the vast majority of our military personnel have already been coerced into receiving the COVID-19 vaccine or involuntarily separated, i’m disappointed the NDAA does not include language for a full reinstatement of these individuals into the military. I can assure you in the GOP majority, we’re going to do what’s right and make sure the DoD corrects military records, processes backpay, reinstates full benefits, and ensures a smooth reenlistment process for those servicemembers who want to re-enter after being wrongfully discharged.

4. Norman County Attorney James Brue:

   The reality that this foolish stunt was dreamed up, planned, and executed by Pedro Ruiz, and the defendant wrongfully and tragically relied on Pedro Ruiz assurances that the stunt was safe.

5. Patrick Poon:

   Liu Xia never gave up on Liu Xia wrongfully imprisoned late husband, and for this Liu Xia was cruelly punished, the Chinese authorities tried to silence Liu Xia, but Liu Xia stood tall for human rights.