Wrongous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wrongous \Wron"gous\, a. [Cf. OE. wrongwis. See {Wrong}, and cf.
     {Righteous}.]
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     1. Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust;
        wrongful. [R.]
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     2. (Scots Law) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment.
        --Craig.
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