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