The court papers filed today said the tobacco companies "wrongfully caused the state" to spend millions of dollars for public health and welfare.

In a 6-to-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada reinstated the trial decision; holding that Duplessis wrongfully caused the revocation of Roncarelli's liquor licence.

Eh, suppose that I am charged with having wrongfully caused the death of, uh, Mr. X..

These were replaced on March 1, 2011, with 22 charges, including aiding the enemy, wrongfully causing intelligence to be published on the Internet knowing that it was accessible to the enemy, theft of public property or records, and transmitting defense information.

Premeditated murder is the crime of wrongfully causing the death of another human being (also known as murder) after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so, in order to either increase the likelihood of success, or to evade detection or apprehension.

The department charges, including wrongfully causing physical injury, failing to take proper action and wrongfully displaying a weapon, mirrored the criminal complaint in the May 26 incident outside the Marakesh nightclub in Westhampton Beach, said Capt. Michael Collins, a department spokesman.

This Act did not create any new cause of action for wrongfully causing death; it merely continued any existing cause of action for personal injuries and loss of expectation of life that was vested in the deceased when he died that would otherwise have been extinguished on his death.

Included in the allegations made against Chris Hurley was the allegation that he wrongfully caused the death of Mulrunji.

The filing, formally known as a notice of claim, accuses Detective Anthony Vasquez of acting negligently in the shooting, violating Mr. Dorismond's civil rights and wrongfully causing his death.

"Delict" as a word derives from the Latin "delictum" and as a branch of Scots Law revolves around the fundamental concept "Damnum Injuria Datum" - literally loss wrongfully caused.