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Word: Tort
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (in the general sense ‘wrong, injury’): from Old French, from medieval Latin tortum ‘wrong, injustice’, neuter past participle of Latin torquere ‘to twist’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tɔːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to legal liability
Short Definition:wrongful act or infringement of right other than under contract leading to legal liability
Examples:- public nuisance is a crime as well as a tort
- the law of tort
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