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tort
/tɔɹt/
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What does tort mean?
noun
- A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
adjective
- Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”)
More meanings (6)
noun
- (obsolete) An injury or wrong.
- (obsolete, slang) Clipping of tortoise.
- (obsolete, slang) Clipping of tortoiseshell (“a domestic cat, guinea pig, rabbit, or other animal whose fur has black, brown, and yellow markings; a tortie”).
adjective
- (obsolete) Twisted.
- (obsolete) Synonym of taut (“stretched tight; under tension”).
- (obsolete) Of a boat: watertight.
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On a toujours tort in these disputes; and addressing the town is but making bad worse: for not a word which either party says is believed.