The phrase "a wrongful act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts or discussions about ethics to refer to an action that is considered unjust or illegal.
Example: "The defendant was charged with a wrongful act that caused significant harm to the plaintiff."
Alternatives: "an unlawful action" or "an unjust deed".
'Abd al-Jabbar defines a wrongful act as one that deserves blame, and holds that the right and wrong character of acts is known immediately to human reason, independently of revelation.
Damages are awarded to compensate the copyright owner for losses from the infringement, and profits are awarded to prevent the infringer from unfairly benefiting from a wrongful act.
Placing LVF and INLA prisoners in the same wing of the Maze, the inquiry added, "was a wrongful act that directly facilitated the murder of Billy Wright".
Placing both LVF and INLA prisoners in the same wing of the Maze "was a wrongful act that directly facilitated the murder of Bill Wright", the inquiry found.
The plaintiffs must show that misconduct was plausible, not just possible, and must include "enough factual matter" to suggest that a wrongful act occurred, the court ruled.
The result is that unless the executive is proved to have deliberately undertaken a wrongful act, the executive is not liable to the company and will be indemnified for any government fines.
(A tort is any wrongful act not involving a breach of contract for which a civil suit can be brought).
Luckily, the museum made it clear: a tort is any wrongful act that can be the basis for a civil lawsuit.
"I haven't committed any wrongful act, nor am I suspected of a crime, of embezzling public funds".
Because only one award is made in a common-law system for an injury resulting from a single wrongful act, it is necessary also to include in this award the damages that will occur in the future as a result of the injury.
Importantly, because a single wrongful act may constitute both a public offense and a private injury, it may give rise to both criminal and civil charges.
