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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /tɔrt/ · UK /tɔːt/
tort means: An act that harms someone and can make you legally responsible for paying them.
noun
CIVIL WRONGC1
An act that harms someone and can make you legally responsible for paying them.
- The lawyer called it a tort.
- She teaches tort law at university.
- The court decided that his actions amounted to a tort.
Questions about tort
What does tort mean?
An act that harms someone and can make you legally responsible for paying them.
What is tort in other languages?
Türkçe: haksız fiil · Español: ilícito civil · Français: délit civil · Deutsch: unerlaubte Handlung · Italiano: illecito civile · 日本語: 不法行為
How do you pronounce tort?
In American English /tɔrt/; in British English /tɔːt/.
How do you use tort in a sentence?
The lawyer called it a tort. She teaches tort law at university.
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