wrongfully

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Rosemond’s supporters paid Tolman roughly $40,000, according to Lonnie Soury, their spokesman through the nonprofit Families of the Wrongfully Convicted.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021

Wrongfully convicted Americans can file civil suits alleging their rights have been violated - but in some cases, plaintiffs end up with nothing.

From BBC • May 22, 2021

The show starts out as a promising genre hybrid — the Spouse With A Secret meets the Wrongfully Convicted Man — but keeps adding on without bothering to adequately tie the various strands together.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2016

Q. Wrongfully accused: Nearly a year ago my boyfriend and I moved to a new city a few hours away from our hometown.

From Slate • Feb. 29, 2016

It told me to remember what I read in The Wrongfully Convicted, and in my research about the Innocence Project.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks