tortious

tort

T0282200 (tôrt)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 terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

tor′ti·ous adj.

tortious

(ˈtɔːʃəs) adj (Law) law having the nature of or involving a tort; wrongful[C14: from Anglo-French torcious, from torcion, literally: a twisting, from Late Latin tortiō torment, from Latin torquēre to twist; influenced in meaning by tort] ˈtortiously adv

tor•tious

(ˈtɔr ʃəs)

adj. Law. of the nature of or pertaining to a tort. [1350–1400; Middle English torcious < Anglo-French] tor′tious•ly, adv.

tortious

Wrongful, especially in constituting or involving a tort.

Thesaurus

Adj.

tortious - of or pertaining to the nature of a tort; "tortious acts"

Tortious

Related to Tortious: tortious act, Tortious interference

Tortious

Wrongful; conduct of such character as to subject the actor to civil liability under Tort Law.

In order to establish that a particular act was tortious, a plaintiff must prove that an actionable wrong existed and that damages ensued from that wrong.

Cross-references

Tort Law.

tortious

adj. referring to an act which is a tort (civil wrong). (See: tort)