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tort |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tort \Tort\, n. [F., from LL tortum fr L. tortus twisted, crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See {Torture}.] 1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.] That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser. 2. (Law) Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury. {Executor de son tort}. See under {Executor}. {Tort feasor} (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tort \Tort\, a. Stretched tight; taut. [R.] Yet holds he them with tortestrein --Emerson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tort n : any wrongdoing for which and action for damages may be brought [syn: {civil wrong}]
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