tortious
adjective
tor·tious ˈtȯr-shəs 
: implying or involving tort
tortious acts
tortiously adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Kartte alleged nine separate counts including defamation, employment discrimination, tortious interference with business relationships, fraudulent misrepresentation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and breach of contract. 
Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2022 Loeffler sued the bandmates for anticipatory breach of contract and suing Phillips for tortious interference with a business relationship. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 July 2022 Prosecutors decided in February not to pursue criminal charges against Bauer, who this week filed a defamation and tortious interference lawsuit against his accuser and her lawyer. New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 Last week, the inquiry made its way to a courtroom when they were called to testify in model Blac Chyna’s tortious interference and defamation lawsuit against them. Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022 He will be tried separately following the defamation and tortious interference trial currently underway. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 HiQ has therefore raised serious questions about whether LinkedIn may invoke the CFAA to preempt hiQ's possibly meritorious tortious interference claim. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022 Loeffler is suing all five members for anticipatory breach of contract and suing Phillips for tortious interference with a business relationship over the band’s refusal to sign the Atlantic deal. Taylor Mims, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2022 The tortious interference claim details a scheme in which AMC induced its subsidiary, which is not supposed to have direct knowledge of its parent company’s dealings, to breach its contracts. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2022 See More
Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 4 Aug. 2022 Loeffler sued the bandmates for anticipatory breach of contract and suing Phillips for tortious interference with a business relationship. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 July 2022 Prosecutors decided in February not to pursue criminal charges against Bauer, who this week filed a defamation and tortious interference lawsuit against his accuser and her lawyer. New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 Last week, the inquiry made its way to a courtroom when they were called to testify in model Blac Chyna’s tortious interference and defamation lawsuit against them. Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022 He will be tried separately following the defamation and tortious interference trial currently underway. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 HiQ has therefore raised serious questions about whether LinkedIn may invoke the CFAA to preempt hiQ's possibly meritorious tortious interference claim. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022 Loeffler is suing all five members for anticipatory breach of contract and suing Phillips for tortious interference with a business relationship over the band’s refusal to sign the Atlantic deal. Taylor Mims, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2022 The tortious interference claim details a scheme in which AMC induced its subsidiary, which is not supposed to have direct knowledge of its parent company’s dealings, to breach its contracts. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1544, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
tortious
adjective
tor·tious ˈtȯr-shəs
: constituting a tort : recognized as a tort
a tortious act
tortious interference with contract