From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwrongfulwrong‧ful /ˈrɒŋfəl $ ˈrɒːŋ-/ adjective → wrongful arrest/conviction/imprisonment/dismissal etc —wrongfully adverb
Examples from the Corpus
wrongful• The city is facing many claims for wrongful arrest, totalling millions of dollars.• What do you stand to gain in a wrongful dismissal case?• A wrongful dismissal may be fair.• All claims by the employee, whether they be for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal or redundancy are claims against the vendor.From Longman Business Dictionarywrongfulwrong‧ful /ˈrɒŋfəlˈrɒːŋ-/ adjective [only before a noun]HUMAN RESOURCES wrongful actions or activities are unfair or illegalHe has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful dismissal (=being dismissed unfairly from his job). —wrongfully adverbThe company had wrongfully fired him after he refused to violate environmental policies. 