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.] [1913 Webster] That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Executor de son tort. See under Executor. Tort feasor (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton. [1913 Webster] Tort \Tort\, a. Stretched tight; taut. [R.] [1913 Webster] Yet holds he them with tortest rein. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]