tort

tort  (tôrt)

n. Law

Damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach of contract, for which a civil suit can be brought.

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[Middle English, injury, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tortum, from Latin, neuter past participle of torqure, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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tort

Noun

Law a civil wrong or injury, for which an action for damages may be brought [Latin torquere to twist]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tort - (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought civil wrong actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" alienation of affection - a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse invasion of privacy - the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern trespass - a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages libel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"