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rightly or wrongly

Meaning

rightly or wrongly

Without regard to whether the action in question was justified; not for the moment analyzing the action from the standpoint of morality, correctness, etc.
I decided, rightly or wrongly, not to tell her about the pregnancy.

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Examples

Rightly or wrongly we have done with the old India; there's a new one afoot and we must make the best of it. Stanley Baldwin

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