tort

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /tɔːt/
• (GA) enPR: tô(ɹ)t, IPA: /tɔ(ə)ɹt/, /tɔː(ɹ)t/

Noun

tort (plural torts)

1. An injury or wrong. [from the mid-13th c.]

   • that had them long opprest with tort

2. (law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedy#Verb|remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from the later 16th c.]
3. (law, only in the plural torts) Tort law (the area of law dealing with such wrongful acts).

Synonyms

• (law: wrongful act) delict (Scottish law)

Translations

• French: délit civil
• German: unerlaubte Handlung
• Italian: illecito civile
• Portuguese: ato ilícito
• Spanish: delito civile

Adjective

tort

1. Tart; sharp.

Adjective

tort (comparative torter, superlative tortest)

1. (obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.

   • Yet holds he them with tortest rein.

Noun

tort (plural torts)

1. (slang) A tortoise.

Noun

tort (plural torts)

1. (slang) A tortoiseshell qual animal with coloured markings on fur.

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