'wrongful action' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an action that is illegal or morally wrong. For example: "The court found the company guilty of wrongful action."
According to Steiner, the extra quality shared by all evil actions and lacking from merely wrongful actions, is the perpetrator's pleasure; evil action consists in taking pleasure in doing wrong, no merely wrongful action is pleasurable for its doer (for more about Steiner's theory of evil see Section 3.4).
"We think it is a wrongful action by the government".
The existence of a criminal penalty does have bearing on the seriousness with which a State views the wrongful action.
The proposal, which calls for $10 million for each player, could put the city in a financial bind, because its insurance policy covers only $5 million for "wrongful action," with a $500,000 deductible.
Because Greek has a word for error (hamartia) but not for sin, some poets especially Hesiod (7th century bce) and Aeschylus (5th century bce)—used hubris to describe wrongful action against the divine order.
The broad concept picks out any bad state of affairs, wrongful action, or character flaw.
For homework, they compose fictional statements in which key figures publicly acknowledge their wrongful actions.
Ask students to consider: If or when their wrongful actions come to light, how should the politicians involved react?
"By fully explaining himself, apologizing to all he hurt and taking full responsibility for his wrongful actions, Anthony did the right thing," Mr. Schumer said.
Second, individuals are responsible for their actions and should not justify wrongful actions simply because attorneys, accountants, or corporate boards provide approval.
— Senator Harry Reid "By fully explaining himself, apologizing to all he hurt and taking full responsibility for his wrongful actions, Anthony did the right thing".
