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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tort /tɔrt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Lawa wrongful or illegal act resulting in injury to another's person, property, or reputation, for which the injured party may ask for money or some compensation.
See -tort-.-tort-, root. - -tort- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "twist.'' This meaning is found in such words as: contort, distort, extort, retort, tort, torte, tortilla, tortuous, torture.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tort (tôrt),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]- a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Medieval Latin tortum wrong, injustice, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin tortus twisted, crooked, dubious, past participle of torquēre to twist, wring
- Old French
- Middle English: injury, wrong 1350–1400
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