wrongous

wrongous
wrong·ous

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  • Wrongous — Wron gous, a. [Cf. OE. wrongwis. See {Wrong}, and cf. {Righteous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Scots Law) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment. Craig. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wrongous — index unlawful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • wrongous — adj. not lawful (Scottish) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wrongous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • wrongous imprisonment — The term used in the Scots law for false imprisonment. Evans v M Loughlan (Eng) 15 ERC 173 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • unlawful — un·law·ful adj 1: not lawful: not authorized or justified by law 2: acting contrary to or in defiance of the law an unlawful possessor un·law·ful·ly adv un·law·ful·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

  • -ous — suffix. 1 forming adjectives meaning abounding in, characterized by, of the nature of (envious; glorious; mountainous; poisonous). 2 Chem. denoting a state of lower valence than the corresponding word in ic (ferrous). Derivatives: ously suffix… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wrongously — adverb see wrongous …   Useful english dictionary

  • vrang — vrang(us etc., obs. (or dial.) Sc. ff. wrongous, etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • vrangus — vrang(us etc., obs. (or dial.) Sc. ff. wrongous, etc …   Useful english dictionary

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