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torts

noun
/tɔːts/UK/toɹts/US

Etymology

From tort + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plurals of nouns).

  1. derived from *terkʷ-✻ — “to spin; to turn”
  2. derived from tortus — “crooked; twisted”
  3. derived from tortum — “injustice, wrong”
  4. derived from tort — “misdeed, wrong”
  5. inherited from tort — “(uncountable) wrong; (countable) an injury, a wrong”
  6. suffixed as torts — “tort + s”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of tort law (“the area of law dealing with wrongful acts, whether intentional or…

    Synonym of tort law (“the area of law dealing with wrongful acts, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to contracts, which cause injuries and can be remedied in civil courts, usually through the awarding of damages”).

  2. plural of tort

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