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  • 11wrong-foot — [rôŋ′foot΄] vt. [< the practice in sports of causing an opponent to put weight on the wrong foot] Chiefly Brit. to confuse or disconcert so as to make less able to act or respond effectively, reasonably, etc …

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  • 12wrong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. immoral (see wrong); mistaken, unfactual; unsuitable, improper. See error, disagreement. n. evil, harm, injury. See wrong, malevolence. II Deviation from moral right Nouns 1. wrong, wrongfulness …

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  • 13wrong — The infringement of a legal right belonging to a definite specific person. Kamm v Flink, 113 NJL 582, 175 A 62, 99 ALR 1. In common usage, an act in violation of a moral principle. The word, as the word injury, in law imports the invasion of a… …

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  • 14wrong — /rɒŋ / (say rong) adjective 1. not in accordance with what is morally right or good. 2. deviating from truth or fact; erroneous. 3. not correct in action, judgement, opinion, method, etc., as a person; in error. 4. not in accordance with a code,… …

  • 15Act of Contrition — The Act of Contrition is a prayer recited by the penitent during the Latin Rite Roman Catholic sacrament of Confession.It is also used by some believers as a private devotional as part a daily examination of conscience. Full textLatin:Deus meus,… …

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  • 16wrong — adj 1. bad, immoral, sinful, peccant, wrongful; unlawful, illegal, lawless, illicit, law breaking, illegitimate, Inf. illegit, criminal, felonious, larcenous, delinquent; dishonest, corrupt, crooked, malfeasant, misfeasant, degenerate, depraved,… …

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  • 17wrong — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, abnormal, abominable, abomination, abroad, abuse, accursed, adrift, afflict, afield, aggrieve, all abroad, all off, all wet, all wrong, amiss, arrant, askew, astray, at fault …

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  • 18wrong — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrang, from *wrang, adjective, wrong Date: before 12th century 1. a. an injurious, unfair, or unjust act ; action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause b. a violation… …

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  • 19Wrong-way driving — Fatalities caused by wrong way driving in the United States, 1996–2000 Wrong way driving is the act of driving a motor vehicle against the direction of traffic. It can occur on either one or two way roads (in the latter case, arising from driving …

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  • 20Wrong Way Corrigan — Douglas Corrigan Douglas Corrigan (* 22. Januar 1907 in Galveston; † 9. Dezember 1995 in Santa Ana) war ein US amerikanischer Flugpionier, der nach einem Transatlantikflug 1938 als „Wrong Way Corrigan“ („Falsche Richtung Corr …

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