tort
41tort — A civil wrong other than one relating to a contract. The law of tort is concerned with providing damages for personal injury and damage to property resulting from negligence. It is also concerned with protecting against defamation of character… …
42tort — UK [tɔː(r)t] / US [tɔrt] noun [countable] Word forms tort : singular tort plural torts legal an action that harms someone and for which you can be judged legally responsible although it is not a crime …
43tort — /tɔt / (say tawt) noun Law 1. a civil injury, actionable by a private individual, as opposed to a criminal wrong, actionable by the state. 2. (plural) → tort law. 3. See executor de son tort. {French: a wrong} …
44tort — n. civil injury, excluding breach of contract, actionable for damages. ♦ tort ♦ feasor, person committing tort …
45Tort — Tọrt, der; [e]s <französisch> (veraltend für Kränkung, Unbill); jemandem einen Tort antun; zum Tort …
46tort — noun Tort is used before these nouns: ↑action, ↑lawyer, ↑litigation, ↑reform …
47Tort — Tọrt 〈m.; Gen.: (e)s; Pl.: unz.〉 Kränkung, etwas Unrechtes, Unangenehmes; jmdm. einen Tort antun [Etym.: frz., »Unrecht« <lat. torquere »drehen, winden; martern«] …
48Tort — Tortm jmdenTortantun(jmetwzumTortantun)=jnkränken.Ausfranz»tort=Unrecht,Verdruß«.Etwaseit1700 …
49tort — To beat up. When he didn t give me the remote control I threatened to tort him …
50tort — To beat up. When he didn t give me the remote control I threatened to tort him …
