WRONGFULNESS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

wrongfulness

noun

as in illegality

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Recent Examples of wrongfulness Reddington also argued that prosecutors did not prove that Clancy understood the wrongfulness of her act. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The defense says Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis and was unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors said Clancy had the capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions and could follow the law. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The Founders never predicted that a president, his Cabinet, Department of Justice, Supreme Court and Congress would not challenge the blatant illegality that has been happening over the past two years.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
In an attempt to make the case against him, Pembrock commits a stunning act of illegality that would immediately have the case thrown out of court but at least provides the film a few moments of suspense.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of illegality

Noun

But in a court-martial, a service member who argues that an order is unlawful has the burden of proving its unlawfulness.

— Joshua Kastenberg, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
Many people at Harvard and elsewhere feared that the university would reach a deal with the Administration before Judge Burroughs’s decision, because that would have meant that no court would declare the unlawfulness of the Administration’s actions toward academic institutions.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

Definition of unlawfulness

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And there’s definitely illegitimacy, in terms of their ethics.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Ned wishes to reveal Joffrey’s illegitimacy, but is instead betrayed by Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen), imprisoned by Cersei, and beheaded in a public execution on Joffrey's orders.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026

Definition of illegitimacy

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