Definitions for -tort
-tort

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1. -tortsuffix

   To make something change its shape.

2. Etymology: From tort, from tortum, substantive use of the past participle of torqueo. Compare with torsion, torture

How to pronounce -tort?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of -tort in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of -tort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of -tort in a Sentence

1. The ADGM:

   ADGM has decided to legislate for English common law to apply in, and form part of the law of, the Global Market, english common law, as it stands from time to time, will therefore govern matters such as contracts, tort, trusts, equitable remedies, unjust enrichment, damages, conflicts of laws, security, and personal property.

2. Alex Bond:

   Instead of EPA utilizing its world of expert authority to craft regulations, our members would be thrown into a world of tort and nuisance suits, that's a world of tremendous risk and uncertainty.

3. New Jersey-based Merck:

   Even if they cooperate with the FDA, share their safety data, and follow the agency's direction to 'hold off' on adding label warnings, they still cannot escape costly, burdensome tort litigation complaining about those labels.

4. Alden Abbott:

   I think it's safe to say it's an uphill climb, but as lawyers normally do, belt and suspenders approach, when in a suit against a public official or any lawsuit for tort, which is basically what this seems to be, you're going to put down any defense that you think might be successful, immunity is only one out of many, and I suspect they're going to put a lot more on the First Amendment and the lack of being able to prove incitement. ... So if (immunity) were the only defense it would be an uphill defense, but it's only one of many responses.

5. Erik Haas:

   However, as the bankruptcy court recognized, resolving these cases in the tort system would take decades and impose significant costs on LTL and the system.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-Tort