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    tort
    civil wrong noun (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tort
    
    
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    Tort
    • (a.) Stretched tight; taut. • (n.) Mischief; injury; calamity. • (n.) 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/tort/
    
    
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    tort
    in common law, any instance of harmful behaviour, from physical attack on one`s person to interference with one`s goods or use and enjoyment of one`s ... [10 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/64
    
    
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    TORT
    A wrong; a private or civil wrong or injury resulting from a breach of a legal duty that exists by virtue of society's expectations regarding interpersonal conduct, rather than by contract or other private relationship.
    Found op http://www.glossarycentral.com/legal/tort.html
    
    
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    Tort
    A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a civil wrong. Tort law deals with situations where a person`s behaviour has unfairly caused someone else to suffer loss or harm. A tort is not necessarily an illegal act but causes harm and therefore the law allows anyone who is harmed to recover their loss....
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort
    
    
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    tort
    tort, in law, the violation of some duty clearly set by law, not by a specific agreement between two parties, as in breach of contract. When such a duty is breached, the injured party has the right to institute suit for compensatory damages. Certain torts, such as nuisance, may be suppressed by inju...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0849114.html
    
    
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    Tort
    A negligent or intentional civil wrong not arising out of a contract or statute. These include "intentional torts" such as battery or defamation, and torts for negligence. A tort is an act that injures someone in some way, and for which the injured person may sue the wrongdoer for damages. Legally, ...
    Found op http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/t032.htm
    
    
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    Tort
    Derived from the french word ' wrong' , it means a civil wrong or wrongful act.Torts include injuries made by a person to another for which he is legally responsible.It can be either intentonal or accidental.In most cases the injury caused is likely to be physical but that is not the requirement it ...
    Found op http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/tort.htm
    
    
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    tort
    n. from French for "wrong," a civil wrong or wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental, from which injury occurs to another. Torts include all negligence cases as well as intentional wrongs which result in harm. Therefore tort law is one of the major areas of law (along with contract, real pro...
    Found op http://dictionary.law.com/Default.xhtml?selected=2137
    
    
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    Tort
    Tort is an English legal term for a civil wrong which violates a general duty and not merely a breach of contract arising out of a particular relationship between the parties. But a tort may also be a breach of contract and a crime. It may relate either to persons or to property.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AT.HTM
    
    
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    tort
    In law, a wrongful act for which someone can be sued for damages in a civil court. It includes such acts as libel, trespass, injury done to someone (whether intentionally or by negligence), and inducement to break a contract (although breach of contract itself is not a tort). In general a tort is di...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007157.html
    
    
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    Tort
    A civil wrong committed against a person for which compensation may be sought through a civil court, eg personal injury, negligent driving or libel.
    Found op http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/glossary
    
    
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    tort
    1) Actionable wrong 2) Actus reus 3) Assault or battery, e.g. 4) Basis for a suit 5) Basis of a suit 6) Battery, e.g. 7) Belli specialty 8) Cause for a lawsuit 9) Cause for legal action 10) Certain injustice 11) Civil suit ...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/tort/1
    
    

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