tortious

[tawr-shuhs]

tor·tious

[tawr-shuhs]
adjective Law.
of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English torcious < Anglo-French, equivalent to torci(on) torsion + -ous -ous; meaning influenced by tort

tor·tious·ly, adverb
un·tor·tious, adjective
un·tor·tious·ly, adverb

tortious, tortuous, torturous (see usage note at torturous).
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Tortious is always a great word to know.
So is incompetent. Does it mean:
characterized by some feature defined by law that enhances the crime, as the intention of the criminal or the special vulnerability of the victim
being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts
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tortious (ˈtɔːʃəs)
 
adj
law having the nature of or involving a tort; wrongful
 
[C14: from Anglo-French torcious, from torcion, literally: a twisting, from Late Latin tortiō torment, from Latin torquēre to twist; influenced in meaning by tort]
 
'tortiously
 
adv

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