tort/tɔːt $ tɔːrt/ noun[UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE] [date : 1300-1400; Language : Old French; Origin : Medieval Latin tortum, from Latin torquere; ⇨ torque] law an action that is wrong but not criminal and can be dealt with in a civil court of law
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS VERB commit ▪ This causes no problem, as the defendant can be said to be at fault whenever he commits a tort. ▪ Before this defence has any role to play it must be shown that the defendant has committed a tort. ▪ Note that A had certainly committed no tort to C in leaving the lamps there. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Both the above cases are personal injury cases and tort damages are not the only form of compensation available. ▪ But it is still possible to fall between tort damages and entitlement to social security. ▪ If the problem appears to be a novel one, it may raise the theory of general liability in tort. ▪ In Donoghue v. Stevenson we see the synthesis of the previous decisions on the tort of negligence. ▪ It is not possible to consider this scheme in a tort book and students should consult a specialist work for detail. ▪ This mutual exclusiveness of subjects does not hold between tort and contract. ▪ Where the tort is followed by a disabling illness, this must be taken into account in assessing the tortfeasor's liability. ▪ Where there are two successive torts, the first tortfeasor's liability is unaffected by the second tort.
tort/tɔːt $ tɔːrt/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE] 