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

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**Who acts:** court, They, hopes · **What happens:** mean, accuse, imprison, dismiss, blame, punish · **To what, where:** He, She, worker, dog, They, convicted man

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«wrongfully» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [wrongfully in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrongfully.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Wrongfully means unfairly or against the law (formal, law).

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrongfully *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 was wrongfully accused of stealing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongfully:x1:1
# text = He was wrongfully accused of stealing.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	wrongfully	wrongfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	accused	accuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	stealing	stealing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accuse** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | of stealing; wrongfully *property* | vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme of stealing=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She was wrongfully imprisoned for years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongfully:x2:1
# text = She was wrongfully imprisoned for years.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	wrongfully	wrongfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **imprison** | past · passive |  | She |  |  | year | wrongfully *property* | vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The worker was wrongfully dismissed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongfully:x3:1
# text = The worker was wrongfully dismissed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	wrongfully	wrongfully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past · passive |  | the worker |  |  |  | wrongfully *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The dog was wrongfully blamed for the mess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongfully:x4:1
# text = The dog was wrongfully blamed for the mess.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	wrongfully	wrongfully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	blamed	blame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | past · passive |  | the dog |  |  |  | for the mess; wrongfully *property* | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for mess=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were wrongfully punished.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongfully:x5:1
# text = They were wrongfully punished.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	wrongfully	wrongfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **punish** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  | wrongfully *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The court freed the wrongfully convicted man.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongfully:x6:1
# text = The court freed the wrongfully convicted man.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	wrongfully	wrongfully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	convicted	convict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	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 | **free** | past | the court | the convicted man |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer man=Source |
| 2 | **convict** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | wrongfully *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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They were now on their way to Greece, in hopes of getting back a kingdom that had been wrongfully taken from their father.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrongfully:x7:1
# text = They were now on their way to Greece, in hopes of getting back a kingdom that had been wrongfully taken from their father.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	hopes	hope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
12	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	aux:pass	_	_
20	wrongfully	wrongfully	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl:relcl	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | They |  | Greece | their way and hopes | now |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get back** | gerund | hopes *not said here* | a kingdom |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer kingdom=Stimulus |
| 3 | **take** | past · perfect · passive |  | a kingdom |  |  |  | from hopes's father; wrongfully *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from father=Initial\_Location |

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