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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acted incorrectly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone has performed an action in a wrong or inappropriate manner.
Example: "After reviewing the footage, it was clear that the referee acted incorrectly during the match."
Alternatives: "behaved improperly" or "performed wrongly".
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The National Court had found no evidence the three soldiers acted incorrectly, but Mr. Couso's family appealed.
New Haven's portion of the settlement comes to $200,000, but Robert A. Rhodes, the lawyer who handled the litigation, similarly insisted the settlement was not an admission that "anyone at the City of New Haven believes they acted incorrectly".
"We do regret this dispute with the C.P.S.C., and we have agreed on the settlement not because we think we've acted incorrectly, but because it's in the best interest of our consumers and our company," said Kim Freeman, a spokeswoman.
The Federal jury in San Francisco agreed, ruling that correctional officer Timothy Scott Reynolds acted incorrectly when he shot Mr. Adams on March 7 , 1994 to stop a fight.
Richard Bloch, a Washington arbitrator, ruled that the Player Relations Committee had acted incorrectly when it dismissed Thomas Roberts of Los Angeles Aug. 5. Roberts, who is on vacation, can resume hearing the case.
"Not every day do you see the Police Commission admit that a police officer has gone astray, that a police officer has acted incorrectly," attorney Luis Carrillo told reporters.
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"It's better not to act incorrectly," Estrada de Espino said.
To show that this Court acts inconsistently with its own prior decisions does not, of course, demonstrate that it acts incorrectly.
In his speech, Lord Hoffmann reiterated that the courts are concerned only with the legality of the decision-making process and not with the merits of the decision: The Singapore case Chew Kia Ngee v. Singapore Society of Accountants (1988), though not a judicial review application, illustrates how a decision-maker acts incorrectly if it fails to take into account relevant considerations.
I do not think she interpreted the Rules incorrectly, she was not obliged to exclude Mr Pasty and I do not think we ought to create the impression that Mrs Fontaine acted wrongly.
This incident is symptomatic of the damage and distrust that can be caused in communities when a small minority – and it is a minority – of police officers are seen to have acted excessively, incorrectly or unfairly.
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