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tort
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- pronunciation:
- tort
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noun |
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in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation.
Personal injury lawyers will suffer if the campaign to reduce tort claims succeeds. |
| related words: |
injury |
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| derivation: |
tortious (adj.) |
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