Wrongful

  • 71wrongful execution — An actionable wrong predicated upon irregular procedure, irregularity in the judgment upon which the writ was obtained, the doing of an act outside the authority conferred by the writ, an improper seizure of property, a wrongful sale, or the… …

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  • 72wrongful garnishment — Improperly obtaining or tortiously employing the remedy of garnishment. A wrong akin to wrongful attachment. 6 Am J2d Attach § 596. See wrongful attachment …

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  • 73wrongful levy — A levy made by the sheriff or other officer upon exempt property; a levy which is excessive in reference to the amount of property seized; a levy upon the property of a person other than one named in the writ; or any levy constituting an improper …

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  • 74wrongful death — noun a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person s family or heirs • Hypernyms: ↑death, ↑decease, ↑expiry * * * noun, pl ⋯ deaths… …

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  • 75wrongful death — noun Date: 1952 a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another …

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  • 76Wrongful life — Este artículo o sección sobre derecho necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 27 de abril de 2008. También puedes ayudar… …

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  • 77Wrongful Termination Claim — A claim filed in a court of law by someone who believes they were wrongly terminated from their job. Wrongful termination claims are filed when an employee believes they have been fired in violation of federal and state anti discrimination laws,… …

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  • 78wrongful termination —    The discharge from a job that a court rules is illegal. An employee has the right to sue her or his employer for wrongful dismissal and to seek damages for loss of wages and benefits, as well as, in certain circumstances, punitive damages. For …

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  • 79wrongful act — Any act which in the ordinary course will infringe upon the rights of another to his damage, unless it is done in the exercise of an equal or superior right. Brennan v United Hatters of North America, 73 NJL 729,65 A 165; Louis Kamm, Inc. v Flink …

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  • 80wrongful attachment — Wrongfully obtaining or tortiously employing an order for, or writ, of attachment, as where no ground for attachment exists, where property of the defendant not liable to attachment is seized, or where property of a third person is seized as that …

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