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wrongful

 
 
/ˈrɒŋfəl/ adjective

Translation

wrongful arrest/conviction/imprisonment, etc when someone is accused of something or punished for something unfairly or illegally
haksız/hatalı tutuklama/yargılama/mahkumiyet vb.
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wrongfully adverb
yanlış bir şekilde
wrongfully arrested
(Definition of wrongful adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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