wrongful
/ˈrɒŋfəl/ adjectiveDefinition
wrongful arrest/conviction/imprisonment, etc › when someone is accused of something or punished for something unfairly or illegally
wrongfully adverb › wrongfully arrested (Definition of wrongful adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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