as in unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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Recent Examples of wrongful
Permanent workers can also go directly to the Merit Systems Protection Board in order to get a decision on a wrongful firing, but probationary employees can only get there if the Office of Special Counsel represents them.
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Florida is the only state with a wrongful incarceration compensation program that excludes people with prior felonies, a restriction that makes the vast majority of exonerees in the state ineligible for payments.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Cure, who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction, was shot and killed on Oct. 16, 2023, by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities and representatives said.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
In 2019, former CFO James Parker sued MedMen for wrongful termination and breach of contract, seeking over $20 million.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Florida is the only state with a wrongful incarceration compensation program that excludes people with prior felonies, a restriction that makes the vast majority of exonerees in the state ineligible for payments.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Cure, who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction, was shot and killed on Oct. 16, 2023, by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities and representatives said.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
In 2019, former CFO James Parker sued MedMen for wrongful termination and breach of contract, seeking over $20 million.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongful
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Legal experts say the moves are likely unlawful, workers complain they were sloppily handled, and the whole process runs the risk of doing long-term damage to critical workings of the federal government.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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The aim is to explore ways to build more confidence and more transparency on our nuclear energy program in return for the lifting of unlawful sanctions.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Caleb McCray, 23, a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, was charged with manslaughter and felony criminal hazing, according to court records.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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The maternal aunt of a 22-year-old Harlem man who died in an upstate prison after an altercation with correction officers that is under criminal investigation demanded answers Friday.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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According to a 2024 press release from America's Poison Centers, calls to poison centers for illicit fentanyl exposure in children under the age of 6 increased from 10 cases in 2016 to 539 in 2023.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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And Elliston Berry, who became a victim of an illicit deep fake image produced by a peer.—
TIME Staff,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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In addition to murder, Dustin M. Thompson, 36, is facing charges of felonious assault and possession of criminal tools, court records filed March 5 in Franklin County show.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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Court records show Cook was charged with felonious assault.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongful. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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