wrongfulness

noun

as in illegality

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Recent Examples of wrongfulness The defense says Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis and was unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongfulness
  1. illegality
  2. unlawfulness
  3. illegitimacy
Noun
  • That’s typically a vital part of the narrative of illegality.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Philippines began to release video of China violating the arbitration ruling, and calling out the illegality of China’s actions on social media.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of illegality
Noun
  • But in a court-martial, a service member who argues that an order is unlawful has the burden of proving its unlawfulness.
    — Joshua Kastenberg, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Many people at Harvard and elsewhere feared that the university would reach a deal with the Administration before Judge Burroughs’s decision, because that would have meant that no court would declare the unlawfulness of the Administration’s actions toward academic institutions.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Definition of unlawfulness
Noun
  • Ned wishes to reveal Joffrey’s illegitimacy, but is instead betrayed by Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen), imprisoned by Cersei, and beheaded in a public execution on Joffrey's orders.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
  • By the time Eileen was born, the matter of illegitimacy was a permanent social anxiety.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Definition of illegitimacy

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“Wrongfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongfulness. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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