wrongfully
Example Sentences
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Both Gershkovich and his employer vehemently denied he was a spy and the US State Department labeled him "wrongfully detained."
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Johnson has maintained his innocence and lawyers from the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, which seeks to free the wrongfully convicted, have worked with his public defenders to clear him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
He’d been stunned by his star’s nearly centurylong sentence and came away from a review of the case suspecting that Walters may have been wrongfully convicted.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Her lawyers also argued some evidence in the trial was too speculative, while evidence crucial to their own case was wrongfully excluded.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
As expected, on January 24, 1873, a grand jury indicted Anthony for “knowingly, wrongfully, and unlawfully” voting.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
