tort
51tort — [[t]tɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] torts N VAR A tort is something that you do or fail to do which harms someone else and for which you can be sued for damages. [LEGAL] …
52tort — <ital.> Yağ, şəkərtozu, yumurta qatılmış xəmirdən hazırlanan şirniyyat məmulatı. Meyvə tortu. Qozlu tort …
53tort — n. Law a breach of duty (other than under contract) leading to liability for damages. Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L tortum wrong, neut. past part. of L torquere tort twist …
54Tort reform in the United States — refers to a topic of debate over the changes to the tort law system of liability and damages. While the phrase tort reform might imply any change in tort law or procedure, the commonly understood use in political and academic arenas describes a… …
55Tort reform — refers to the idea of changing the rules applicable to the law of tort. Tort deals with compensation for wrongs and harm done by one party to another s person, property or other protected interests (e.g. reputation, under libel and slander laws) …
56tort claims act — n. A federal law that makes the U.S. government liable for damages in tort, waiving sovereign immunity except in specific cases; many states also have tort claims acts. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks,… …
57Tort law in Canada — concerns the treatment of the law of torts within the Canadian jurisdiction excluding Quebec, which is covered by the law of obligations. Sources As with most common law countries, Canadian tort law is primarily judge made law, much of which is… …
58Tort feasor — Tort Tort, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See {Torture}.] 1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That had them long opprest with tort. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Any… …
59tort-feasor — [tôrt′fē′zər] n. 〚Fr tortfaiseur < MFr < tort, TORT + faiseur, one who does < fais , stem of faire, to do < L facere: see DO1〛 Law a person who commits or is guilty of a tort * * …
60tort-feasor — [tôrt′fē′zər] n. [Fr tortfaiseur < MFr < tort, TORT + faiseur, one who does < fais , stem of faire, to do < L facere: see DO1] Law a person who commits or is guilty of a tort …
