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tort / tôrt/ • n. Law a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to legal liability.

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tort In British law, wrongful act or omission that can give rise to a civil action at law, other than concerning breach of contract. The law of tort includes negligence, libel, slander, trespass, false imprisonment, and nuisance.

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tort †injury, wrong XIV (rare before XVI); (leg.) breach of a duty XVI. — OF. :- medL. tortum, sb. use of n. of L. tortus, pp. of torquēre twist, wring.

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