单词 | tort |
释义 | tort ![]() n. Law A wrong that is committed by someone who is legally obligated to provide a certain amount of carefulness in behavior to another and that causes injury to that person, who may seek compensation in a civil suit for damages. [Middle English, injury, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tortum, from Latin, neuter past participle of torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] torti·ous adj. |
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