tortfeasor
American
[tawrt-fee-zer, -zawr, -fee-]
/ ˈtɔrtˈfi zər, -zɔr, -ˌfi- /
Or
tort-feasor
noun
Law.
Etymology
Origin of tortfeasor
1650–60; < Anglo-French tortfesor wrongdoer ( French tortfaiseur ). See tort, feasance, -or 2
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