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tort

[ tawrt ]
/ tɔrt /
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noun Law.

a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.

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What Is The Difference Between Torturous And Tortuous?Separated by just one pesky letter, these two similar-sounding adjectives can be torturous to keep straight. Or is it tortuous? Let’s take a look at the definitions and applications of each. Both of these terms come from the Latin verb torquēre meaning “to twist.” This derivation is easy to detect in the meaning of tortuous, defined as “full of twists, turns, or bends.” Expanding on …
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Words related to tort

offense, immorality, violation, fault, wrong, evil, crime, lust, shortcoming, transgression, guilt, wrongdoing, error, misdeed, grievance, harm, inequity, abuse, slight, bias

Words nearby tort

torsiversion, torsk, torso, torso murder, torsoclusion, tort, tort-feasor, torte, tortelier, tortellini, tortfeasor

Origin of tort

1350–1400; Middle English: injury, wrong < Old French < Medieval Latin tortum wrong, injustice, noun use of neuter of Latin tortus twisted, crooked, dubious, past participle of torquēre to twist, wring
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British Dictionary definitions for tort

tort
/ (tɔːt) /

noun

law a civil wrong arising from an act or failure to act, independently of any contract, for which an action for personal injury or property damages may be brought

Word Origin for tort

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tortum, literally: something twisted, from Latin torquēre to twist
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