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tortfeasor

noun
/ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/UK/ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/US

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).

  1. derived from tortfesor
  2. derived from tortfeasor

Definitions

  1. A person who commits a tort.

    • Damages paid by the settling tortfeasor which are greater than the pro rata amount can easily be attributed to his desire to avoid legal fees and bad press, or misspeculation about the merits and likely outcome of the case.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA