wrongous
wrongous adjective: wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
Adjective
wrongous (comparative more wrongous, superlative most wrongous)
- Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
- It's my opinion that the creature Dougal will have a good action of wrongous imprisonment and damages again him, under the Act seventeen hundred and one, and I'll see the creature righted.1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter III, in Rob Roy. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst...
- [T]he prisoner being liberate in manner foresaid, it shall not be lawful to put or detain him in prison for the same crime, under the penalty of wrongous imprisonment, […]1828, James Watson, “Wrongous Imprisonment”, in A Practical View of the Statute Law of Scotland, from the Year MCCCCXXIV to the Close of the Session of Parliament MDCCCXXVII, […], volume II...
Forms of wrongous
| comparative | more wrongous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most wrongous |
| alternative form | wrongeous |
Origin of wrongous
From Middle English wrongous, for earlier wrongwis, wrangwis, from Old English wrangwīs (“wrongous, rough, uneven”), equivalent to wrong + -ous (see also wrongwise). Cognate with Swedish vrångvis (“wrong, iniquitous”). See wrong, and compare righteous.
Words formed from wrongous
Questions about wrongous
- What does wrongous mean?
- Wrongous means wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
- What part of speech is wrongous?
- Wrongous is an adjective.
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