Associations to the word «Tort»
Noun
- Headline
- Advocacy
- Appeal
- Firm
- Omission
- Forefront
- Discrimination
- Ethic
- Je
- Healthcare
- Unification
- Judgment
- Federal
- Conspiracy
- Ltd
- Laws
- Writ
- Laurent
- Lottery
- Fault
- Publicity
- Suffering
- Principle
- Fda
- Protection
- Abuse
- Duty
- Pri
- Product
- Invasion
- Taxation
- Jonah
- Scope
- Greed
- Fetus
- Criminal
- Lobster
- Offence
- Rule
- Corporation
- European
- Justification
- Olson
- Allegation
- Kant
- Accident
- Overlap
- Offense
- Mass
- Alien
- Theft
- Locus
- Privilege
- Justice
- Responsibility
- Person
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
TORT, adjective. Tart, sharp.
TORT, noun. An injury or wrong. [from the mid-13th c.]
TORT, noun. (legal) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied at civil law, usually through awarding damages. [from the later 16th c.]
TORT, noun. (Can we clean up([1]) this sense?) (in the plural) (torts) The area of law dealing with such wrongful acts.
TORT, adjective. (obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
Dictionary definition
TORT, noun. (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought.
Wise words
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