Wrongful Termination: What It Is -- And Isn't

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Fri, 02/22/2013 - 9:41am

With a few exceptions, it's perfectly legal to fire someone for reasons that seem unfair (or even crazy), or for no reason at all.

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  • WRONGFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
    Wrongful definition: unjust or unfair. See examples of WRONGFUL used in a sentence.
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    Synonyms for WRONGFUL: unlawful, illegal, criminal, illicit, felonious, unauthorized, illegitimate, forbidden; Antonyms of WRONGFUL: legal, lawful, legitimate, right, ethical, righteous, good, virtuous.
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    If something's not fair, or especially if it's illegal, you can call it wrongful. If a company violates an employee's contract and fires her, that would be a wrongful termination.
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    wrong· ful ˈrȯŋ-fəl. 1. : constituting a wrong. especially : injurious to the rights of another. a wrongful act or omission. 2. : unlawful. remained in wrongful occupation of the property. a wrongful occupant.
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  • WRONGFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A wrongful act is one that is illegal, immoral, or unjust. He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder. One of her employees sued her for wrongful dismissal. Synonyms: improper, illegal, unfair, inappropriate More Synonyms of wrongful.
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