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tort-feasor

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tort-feasor [ˈtɔːtˈfiːzə]
n
(Law) Law a person guilty of tort
[from Old French, literally: wrongdoer, from tort + faiseur, from faire to do]
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Noun1.tort-feasor - a party who has committed a torttort-feasor - a party who has committed a tort    
tortfeasor
party - a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"
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Most at workplace, tort-feasors are aided in accomplishing their tortious objectives by the existence of the agency relationship.
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