# Wrongful Conviction

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R7kjAczWbIZbgqfWjo03isV

## Labels

**Translations:**

- de-de: Fehlurteil
- en-gb: Wrongful Conviction
- es-es: Condena injusta
- es-mx: Condena injusta
- fr-fr: Erreur judiciaire
- he-il: הרשעה בלתי חוקית
- hi-in: गलत दोषारोपण
- ja-jp: 誤った有罪判決
- pt-br: Condenação injusta
- zh-cn: 错误定罪

## Definition

A wrongful conviction is a legal concept that refers to the conviction of an innocent person due to errors or misconduct by the government, resulting in damages for which the government may be held liable under the legal theory of governmental tort liability.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RBREngQZS9QIgeWCOMPBLIo

**Deprecated:** False