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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Tort (0.01033 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Tort.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tort
tort
n : (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be
brought [syn:
civil wrong]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tort
Tort
\Tort\, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted,
crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See
Torture.]
1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.]
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That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser.
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2. (Law) 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.
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Executor de son tort. See under
Executor.
Tort feasor (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton.
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Tort
\Tort\, a.
Stretched tight; taut. [R.]
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Yet holds he them with tortest rein. --Emerson.
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