A lawsuit filing, claiming that a doctor failed to advise the parents that a child might have the prospect of birth defects.

plural of wrongful dismissal

plural of wrongful birth

(literally) Describing actions or activities that the speaker considers inappropriate, misdirected, or unlikely to yield good results.

(law) A statute that provides relief from the common law rule that the death of an individual cannot be the basis of a cause of action in a civil suit.

plural of wrongful death statute

Alternative form of wrong-foot

using the wrong general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in an unpromising way

past participle of go wrong

Synonym of gone bad (of a criminal act, having become unexpectedly more violent than typical).