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Definition of 'tort'Etymology 1
Dialectal variation of (l).
Adjective
( en-adj)
Tart, sharp.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from .
Noun
( en-noun)
An injury or wrong.
* Spenser
- that had them long opprest with tort
(legal) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied at civil law, usually through awarding damages.
(rfc-sense) The area of law dealing with such wrongful acts.
Synonyms
* delict (Scottish law)
Derived terms
* tortious
See also
*
Etymology 3
Adjective
( er)
(obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
* Emerson
- Yet holds he them with tortest rein.
Anagrams
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