The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wrongous \Wron"gous\, a. [Cf. OE. wrongwis. See Wrong, and cf. Righteous.]
Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful. [R.]
(Scots Law) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment.
--Craig.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context obsolete English) Constituting a wrong; unjust; wrongful; improper. 2 (context legal UK dialectal Scotland English) Not right; unjust; illegal.
Usage examples of "wrongous".
Bill explaining an Act of the Scottish Parliament touching wrongous Imprisonment.
They supported with all their might a bill sent up from the commons, explaining and amending an act of the Scottish parliament, for preventing wrongous imprisonment, and against undue delays in trials.
I have been thinking over his wrongous confinement, and my debt, till I can endure my inaction no longer, and I swear by St.