two wrongs make a right

proverb

A logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.

Opposite
two wrongs don't make a right
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Meanings

proverb
  1. ethicsA logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.

    “I believe that Texas assaulted democracy and that California is allowed to hit back.” “So sometimes,” [Darshan] Smaaladen concluded, “two wrongs do make a right.”

    2025 October 27, Russell Berman, “‘California Is Allowed to Hit Back’”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2025

    Antonyms: two wrongs don't make a right

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbA logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.

Opposite
two wrongs don't make a right
Cite this entry
APA

two wrongs make a right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20wrongs%20make%20a%20right

MLA

“two wrongs make a right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20wrongs%20make%20a%20right. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two wrongs make a right,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two%20wrongs%20make%20a%20right.

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