noun Law.
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English: injury, wrong < Old French < Medieval Latin tortum wrong, injustice, noun use of neuter of Latin tortus twisted, crooked, dubious, past participle of torquēre to twist, wring
1350–1400; Middle English: injury, wrong < Old French < Medieval Latin tortum wrong, injustice, noun use of neuter of Latin tortus twisted, crooked, dubious, past participle of torquēre to twist, wring
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| law a civil wrong arising from an act or failure to act, independently of any contract, for which an action for personal injury or property damages may be brought | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tortum, literally: something twisted, from Latin torquēre to twist] | |
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Tort
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Word Origin & History
tort
mid-13c., "injury, wrong," from O.Fr. tort (11c.), from M.L. tortum "injustice," noun use of neut. of tortus "wrung, twisted," pp. of L. torquere "turn, turn awry, twist, wring, distort" (see thwart). Legal sense of "breach of a duty, whereby someone acquires a right of action
for damages" is first recorded 1580s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Tort law is almost exclusively contained in state law, and the large majority of tort cases are filed in state courts.
Tiny steps in the direction of tort reform are also provided for.
Getting kids more active would also help, and one of the biggest obstacles here is our demented tort system.
The efficiency of the tort system is difficult to measure because information about its benefits is so sparse.
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