Sentence examples for be wrongful from inspiring English sources

It will only be wrongful if, in addition, reasonable and probable grounds for prosecuting are absent".

Mr. Romney even charged that there might be "wrongful activity" in some of Mr. Gingrich's consulting work, though he provided no proof.

If the imprisonment appears to be wrongful, "the president shall use such means, not amounting to acts of war and not otherwise prohibited by law, as he may think necessary and proper to obtain or effectuate the release".

When public defenders lack the time and resources necessary to prepare a full and fair defense for each client, the horrible result can be wrongful convictions that inevitably leave criminals free in our communities.

As the Brooklyn district attorney's office pledged a complete review of about 50 murder cases after questions arose regarding the conduct of the detective assigned to them, renewed scrutiny has also focused on the role prosecutors play in what turn out to be wrongful convictions, and whether they should be held responsible when justice goes awry.

The imposition of a relative disadvantage might, or might not, be wrongful.

Mr. Dunn said those arrests were wrongful because they were based on the policy that others have charged is unconstitutional.

In August of that year, a New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled that Ms. Ribeiro's efforts to keep Sean in Brazil were "wrongful".

In such a case, the Justice Department would have to prove that the violation was "willful," meaning that the defendant was aware the conduct was wrongful.

But this is neither sensible nor necessary: that a few claims turn out to be false does not mean that all, most, or even many claims are wrongful.

This appears to have been a legitimate action, because eBay is not suing for breach of the stockholders agreement or otherwise asserting that this failure was wrongful.