Definitions for tort
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tort, civil wrongnoun

   (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tortnoun

   Mischief; injury; calamity. Obsolete.

   Etymology: tort, Fr. tortum, low Latin.

   Then gan triumphant trumpets sound on high,
   That sent to heaven the echoed report
   Of their new joy, and happy victory
   Against him that had been long opprest with tort,
   And fast imprisoned in sieged fort. Fa. Qu. b. i.

   He dreadless bad them come to court,
   For no wild beasts should do them any tort. Edmund Spenser.

   Your disobedience and ill managing
   Of actions, lost for want of due support,
   Refer I justly to a further spring,
   Spring of sedition, strife, oppression, tort. Edward Fairfax, b. i.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tort

   A tort is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Tort law can be contrasted with criminal law, which deals with criminal wrongs that are punishable by the state. While criminal law aims to punish individuals who commit crimes, tort law aims to compensate individuals who suffer harm as a result of the actions of others. Some wrongful acts, such as assault and battery, can result in both a civil lawsuit and a criminal prosecution in countries where the civil and criminal legal systems are separate. Tort law may also be contrasted with contract law, which provides civil remedies after breach of a duty that arises from a contract. Obligations in both tort and criminal law are more fundamental and are imposed regardless of whether the parties have a contract. While tort law in civil law jurisdictions largely derives from Roman law, common law jurisdictions derive their tort law from customary English tort law. In civil law jurisdictions based on civil codes, both contractual and tortious or delictual liability is typically outlined in a civil code based on Roman Law principles. Tort law is referred to as the law of delict in Scots and Roman Dutch law, and resembles tort law in common law jurisdictions in that rules regarding civil liability are established primarily by precedent and theory rather than an exhaustive code. However, like other civil law jurisdictions, the underlying principles are drawn from Roman law. A handful of jurisdictions have codified a mixture of common and civil law jurisprudence either due to their colonial past (e.g. Québec, St Lucia, Mauritius) or due to influence from multiple legal traditions when their civil codes were drafted (e.g. Mainland China, the Philippines, and Thailand). Furthermore, Israel essentially codifies common law provisions on tort.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tort

   A tort is a civil wrong or wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental, that causes harm or injury to another person and for which the law allows a legal remedy, such as damages. This does not involve a breach of contract, but rather involves a breach of a legal duty that one person owes to another. Examples of torts include negligence, defamation, assault, and trespass.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Tortnoun

   mischief; injury; calamity

2. Tortnoun

   any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury

3. Tortadjective

   stretched tight; taut

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tort

   A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a civil wrong which unfairly causes someone else to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act, called a tortfeasor. Although crimes may be torts, the cause of legal action is not necessarily a crime as the harm may be due to negligence which does not amount to criminal negligence. The victim of the harm can recover their loss as damages in a lawsuit. In order to prevail, the plaintiff in the lawsuit must show that the actions or lack of action was the legally recognizable cause of the harm. The equivalent of tort in civil law jurisdictions is delict. Legal injuries are not limited to physical injuries and may include emotional, economic, or reputational injuries as well as violations of privacy, property, or constitutional rights. Torts comprise such varied topics as auto accidents, false imprisonment, defamation, product liability, copyright infringement, and environmental pollution. While many torts are the result of negligence, tort law also recognizes intentional torts, where a person has intentionally acted in a way that harms another, and in a few cases "strict liability" which allows recovery without the need to demonstrate negligence.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tort

   tort, n. a term in the law of England including all those wrongs, not arising out of contract, for which a remedy by compensation or damages is given in a court of law: (Spens.) wrong, injury, calamity.—adj. Tor′tious (Spens.), wrongful, injurious. [Low L. tortum—L. torquĕre, tortum, to twist.]

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1. TORT

   What does TORT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TORT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. TORT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tort is ranked #116201 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tort surname appeared 150 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tort.
   
   50% or 75 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   40% or 60 total occurrences were White.
   6% or 9 total occurrences were Black.
   4% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Wrongdoing

Anagrams for tort »

1. trot

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

How to say tort in sign language?

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. Eric Holland:

   If defendants are celebrating this ruling as the end of St. Louis mass tort, they have not read the entire Missouri case law.

2. Theodore Boutrous:

   They're basically asking the court to recognize a tort that would hold (the oil companies) responsible for the way civilization and humankind have developed over the ages.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Chief Justice James Allsop:

   The lack of proportionality between the tiny increase in risk and lack of control, and the liability for all damaged by heatwaves, bushfires and rising sea levels to all Australians under the age of 18 ongoing into the future, mean that the duty in tort should not be imposed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tort
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tort
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tort
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tort
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tort
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html