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Webster 1913 Edition

Wrongous

Wron′gous

,

Adj.

[Cf. OE.

wrongwis

. See

, and cf.

.]

1.

Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful.

[R.]

2.

(Scots Law)

Not right; illegal;

as,

wrongous

imprisonment

.

Craig.

Definition 2024

wrongous

wrongous

English

Alternative forms

wrongeous

Adjective

wrongous ‎(comparative more wrongous, superlative most wrongous)

(Britain dialectal, Scotland, chiefly law) Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
- 1879, James Paterson, Reports of Scotch Appeals in the House of Lords
  If the prisoner is detained an unreasonable time, he would have an action for wrongous imprisonment.

Derived terms

wrongously

References

wrongous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913