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Wrongous

Wrongous \Wron"gous\, a. [Cf. OE. wrongwis. See Wrong, and cf. Righteous.]

  1. Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful. [R.]

  2. (Scots Law) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment.
    --Craig.

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wrongous

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.