as in unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
charged with wrongful possession of narcotics
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Recent Examples of wrongful
The clemency plea also has the backing of the Innocence Project, which investigates wrongful convictions.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Prosecutorial misconduct such as withholding evidence accounted for about 60% of wrongful convictions in Louisiana, nearly twice the national average, according to the registry.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys on Wednesday were acquitted of multiple felony counts following an unusual criminal trial connected to an infamous Chicago wrongful conviction case in the 1982 killings of two on-duty police officers.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The latest Metro news Image Record-breaking settlements: New York City paid out $206 million last year to settle cases involving police and prosecutorial misconduct, including decades-old wrongful convictions.
—James Barron, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Prosecutorial misconduct such as withholding evidence accounted for about 60% of wrongful convictions in Louisiana, nearly twice the national average, according to the registry.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys on Wednesday were acquitted of multiple felony counts following an unusual criminal trial connected to an infamous Chicago wrongful conviction case in the 1982 killings of two on-duty police officers.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The latest Metro news Image Record-breaking settlements: New York City paid out $206 million last year to settle cases involving police and prosecutorial misconduct, including decades-old wrongful convictions.
—James Barron, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongful
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White went on to plead guilty to a felony charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and sentenced to almost nine years in federal prison.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Both were arrested for evading arrest, and Thomas faces an additional charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2025
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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When Natalia Grace was adopted from Ukraine into the Barnett family as a six-year-old child, no one could have foreseen that the situation would devolve into something that spurred court battles, criminal charges, and multiple documentaries and shows.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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If convicted of criminal infringement of a copyright, Strange faces a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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For many years, China has been the largest source of both legal supplies of the drug – which is prescribed for severe pain relief – and illicit supplies of precursor chemicals that are typically processed in labs in Mexico before the final product is smuggled across the US border.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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In March 2025, more than 650,000 fentanyl pills were seized, following a record of $300 million worth of illicit fentanyl taken off the streets since 2023.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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In addition to murder, Dustin M. Thompson, 36, is facing charges of felonious assault and possession of criminal tools, court records filed March 5 in Franklin County show.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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Court records show Cook was charged with felonious assault.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Wrongful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongful. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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