from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective Feeling distress or affliction.
adjective Treated wrongly; offended.
adjective Law Treated unjustly, as by denial of or infringement upon one's legal rights.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective subjected to an injustice.
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adjective Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
adjective law Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
verb Simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve.
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Examples
The "no victims, no excuses" motto, she stated, was extremely important because if one felt like a victim, one felt "aggrieved" or wronged, and "the twin to aggrieved is entitlement."
My force has just decided that for the next month, on a trial basis, all crimes where the aggrieved is of a minority ethnic group will be allocated to an officer for investigation, regardless of the evidence or lack of.
Articles 32 and 136 of the constitution entitle aggrieved litigants to approach SC, but it has been felt that the provisions have become a burden on the court and heartbroken litigants, who can't resist the temptation of taking a last chance.
Articles 32 and 136 of the constitution entitle aggrieved litigants to approach SC, but it has been felt that the provisions have become a burden on the court and heartbroken litigants, who can't resist the temptation of taking a last chance.
Articles 32 and 136 of the constitution entitle aggrieved litigants to approach SC, but it has been felt that the provisions have become a burden on the court and heartbroken litigants, who can't resist the temptation of taking a last chance.
Articles 32 and 136 of the constitution entitle aggrieved litigants to approach SC, but it has been felt that the provisions have become a burden on the court and heartbroken litigants, who can't resist the temptation of taking a last chance.
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