Phrases related to: wrongful

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two wrongs make a right	A logical fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
abuse of distress	a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
give someone the business	To treat someone harshly or in a wrongful manner, such as by abusing, deceiving, or manipulating.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
low road	A course of action which is undignified, wrongful, or otherwise unseemly.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Nuremberg defense	An explanation offered as an intended excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that one behaved in that manner because one was ordered by others to do so.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
par delictum	The par delictum rule prescribes that a party should not obtain satisfaction from a court of law with where his own conduct is wrongful.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
two wrongs don't make a right	(ethics) A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action.1915, William MacLeod Raine, The Highgrader, ch. 15:"But when it comes to taking what belongs to another	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)