wrongful
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having no legally established claim
the wrongful heir to the throne
Related & opposite
- unlawfulness derivation
- wrong derivation
- illegitimate similar to
Sense 2 adjective
unlawfully violating the rights of others
wrongful death
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
not just or fair
a wrongful act
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unlawfulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | illegitimate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unlawful |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unjust |