wrongful

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wrong·ful /ˈrɒŋfəl $ ˈrɒːŋ-/ adjectiveadj

wrongful arrest/conviction/imprisonment/dismissal etc a wrongful arrest etc is unfair or illegal because the person affected by it has done nothing wrong 不公正[非法]的逮捕/判决/入狱/解雇等

She’s threatening to sue her employers for wrongful dismissal.

她扬言要控告雇主非法解雇。

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wrongful arrest/conviction/imprisonment/dismissal etc• He issued a writ claiming damages for wrongful dismissal.• Now he is being tried for kidnapping, wrongful imprisonment and bodily injury.• One point to clear up immediately is the widespread confusion between wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal.• What do you stand to gain in a wrongful dismissal case?• Every wrongful imprisonment could lead to a civil lawsuit against the city.• So the trial led to the wrongful conviction of Al-Megrahi and the final betrayal of the bereaved families.• All claims by the employee, whether they be for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal or redundancy are claims against the vendor.• The city is facing many claims for wrongful arrest, totalling millions of dollars.

—wrongfully adverbadv

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wrongful• The city is facing many claims for wrongful arrest, totalling millions of dollars.• What do you stand to gain in a wrongful dismissal case?• A wrongful dismissal may be fair.• All claims by the employee, whether they be for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal or redundancy are claims against the vendor.

From Longman Business Dictionary

wrongfulwrong·ful /ˈrɒŋfəlˈrɒːŋ-/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]HUMAN RESOURCES

wrongful actions or activities are unfair or illegal

He has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful dismissal (=being dismissed unfairly from his job).

—wrongfully adverbadv

The company had wrongfully fired him after he refused to violate environmental policies.

wrong·ful adjectiveadj

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