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two wrongs make a right

two wrongs make a right proverb: a logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.

Proverb

two wrongs make a right

  1. A logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.
    • “I believe that Texas assaulted democracy and that California is allowed to hit back.” “So sometimes,” [Darshan] Smaaladen concluded, “two wrongs do make a right.”2025 October 27, Russell Berman, “‘California Is Allowed to Hit Back’”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2025

Antonyms of two wrongs make a right

Questions about two wrongs make a right

What does two wrongs make a right mean?
Two wrongs make a right means a logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.
What part of speech is two wrongs make a right?
Two wrongs make a right is a proverb.

Words near two wrongs make a right in the dictionary

  1. two upon ten
  2. Two Waters
  3. two week millionaire
  4. two week millionaires
  5. two wrongs don't make a right
  6. two wrongs make a right
  7. two's company and three is none
  8. two's company, three's a crowd
  9. two's company, three's trumpery
  10. two's complement
  11. two's complements

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