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tortfeasor
or tort-fea·sor
[ tawrt-fee-zer, -zawr, -fee- ]
/ ˈtɔrtˈfi zər, -zɔr, -ˌfi- /
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noun Law.
a person who commits a tort.
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British Dictionary definitions for tortfeasor
tort-feasor
/ (ˈtɔːtˈfiːzə) /
noun
law a person guilty of tort
Word Origin for tort-feasor
C17: from Old French, literally: wrongdoer, from tort + faiseur, from faire to do
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