tortfeasance

noun
/ˈtɔːtˌfiːzəns/UK/ˈtɔ(ə)ɹtˌfiːzəns/US

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tortfesance, from Old French tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesance (“act, action, deed”).

  1. derived from tort
  2. derived from tortfesance

Definitions

  1. The condition, or an act, of doing wrong

    The condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort.

The neighborhood

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