tort-feasor


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tort-feasor

(ˈtɔːtˈfiːzə)
n
(Law) law a person guilty of tort
[C17: 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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