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title: wrongful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wrongful» in the school dictionary: Wrongful means unfair, unjust or against the law (formal, law). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wrongful

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**Who acts:** Wrongful, He, court, family, wrongful punishment, She · **What happens:** mean, sue, say, be, win, upset · **To what, where:** wrongful dismissal, wrongful death case, class, wrongful conviction, wrongful decision · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«wrongful» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [wrongful in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrongful.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrongful means unfair, unjust or against the law (formal, law).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongful:m1:1
# text = Wrongful means unfair, unjust or against the law (formal, law).
1	Wrongful	wrongful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	unjust	unjust	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Wrongful |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He sued for wrongful arrest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongful:x1:1
# text = He sued for wrongful arrest.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sued	sue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	wrongful	wrongful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	arrest	arrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sue** | past | He |  |  |  |  | for wrongful arrest | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The court said it was wrongful dismissal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongful:x2:1
# text = The court said it was wrongful dismissal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	wrongful	wrongful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dismissal	dismissal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the court |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | court | wrongful dismissal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family won a wrongful death case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongful:x3:1
# text = The family won a wrongful death case.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	wrongful	wrongful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the family | a wrongful death case |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wrongful punishment upset the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongful:x4:1
# text = The wrongful punishment upset the class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wrongful	wrongful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	upset	upset	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **upset** | past | the wrongful punishment | the class |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus class=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She fought her wrongful conviction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongful:x5:1
# text = She fought her wrongful conviction.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	wrongful	wrongful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | She | her wrongful conviction |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conviction=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **convict** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom conviction «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judge corrected the wrongful decision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongful:x6:1
# text = The judge corrected the wrongful decision.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	corrected	correct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wrongful	wrongful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | past | the judge | the wrongful decision |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent decision=Patient |

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