tort : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tort	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tort
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tort n (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought Synonym(s): tort, civil wrong
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tort \Tort\, a. Stretched tight; taut. [R.] Yet holds he them with tortestrein. --Emerson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.] That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser. 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. {[d8]Executor de son tort}. See under {Executor}. {Tort feasor} (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton.