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tort::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | civil wrong |
| Type of | wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing, actus reus |
| Has types | invasion of privacy, alienation of affection, trespass |
Examples of tort
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He oversaw the badly needed Tennessee Sentencing Commission Act and tort reform.
From the tennessean.com
Worse, in the tort system, patients and doctors both lose, only the lawyers win.
From the scienceblogs.com
It is a tort, so damages follow from the actual loss or injury to the landowner.
From the guardian.co.uk
The duty to not mislead arises from the law of tort, and negligent misstatement.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We're going to make sure that education is No. 1. We're going to do tort reform.
From the heraldtribune.com
He is credited with spearheading the tort-reform movement in the Lone Star State.
From the businessweek.com
A tort claim is a legal notice that must be filed before the state can be sued.
From the dailyherald.com
Meanwhile, the tort reform pushed by doctors is like a bandage on a mortal wound.
From the time.com
Government should go after Medicare fraud and work on tort reform to lower costs.
From the thenewstribune.com
- (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
- A tort (originally from the Old French, meaning "wrong", from medieval Latin tortum, meaning "wrong", past participle of torquere "to twist") is a wrong that involves a breach of a civil duty owed to someone else. ...
- In conflict of laws, the choice of law rules for tort are intended to select the lex causae by which to determine the nature and scope of the judicial remedy to claim damages for loss or damage suffered.
- An injury or wrong. [from the mid-13th c.]; A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied at civil law, usually through awarding damages. A delict. [from the later 16th c.]; this sense? ...
- (tortness) The state or quality of suffering from tort
- (Torts) Description of the elements of common law and statutory torts, including assault, battery, emotional distress, false imprisonment, trespass to land and to chattels, conversion, negligence, fraud, defamation, invasion of privacy, elements of a valid damage claim, and discussion of actions ...
- (Torts) The legal term for injury or harm for which damages may be obtained. Someone who commits a tort is called a tortfeasor.
- (torts) violations against an individual.
- A private wrong, independent of contract and committed against an individual, which gives rise to a legal liability and is adjudicated in a civil court. A tort can be either intentional or unintentional, and liability insurance is mainly purchased to cover unintentional torts.
