tort (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tort*:
NOUN	act	tort, civil wrong	(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

tort > pronunciation
Sounds	tao'rt
Rhymes	abort ... wart: 48 rhymes with aort...

English > *tort*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought.
Synonym	civil wrong
Category of	libel	A false / false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrower	alienation of affection	A tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse
	invasion of privacy	The wrongful / wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
	trespass	A wrongful / wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
Broader	wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus	Activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Spanish	agravio
Catalan	greuge, tort
Adjectives	tortious	of or pertaining to the nature of a tort

HyperDic: tort