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“tort”
1. A damage, an injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach of contract, for which a civil suit can be brought.
2. Etymology: from Middle English, "injury"; from Old French, from Medieval Latin tortum; from Latin, torquere, "to twist, to turn".
2. Etymology: from Middle English, "injury"; from Old French, from Medieval Latin tortum; from Latin, torquere, "to twist, to turn".
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tors-, tort-, -tort, tortu-, torqu-
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tort, torte
tort (TORT) (noun)
In law, damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liability; but not involving breach of contract, for which a civil suit can be brought: "The lawyer established his reputation by specializing in tort cases in which there were wrongful undertakings but no actual violation of contracts between the parties."
torte (TORT, TORT tuh) (noun)
A rich cake made with many eggs and little flour and usually containing chopped nuts: "My sister made a lovely torte which was presented to the guests at her birthday party."
To celebrate his reputation as a top tort lawyer, his cousin baked a torte and filled it with fresh fruit.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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tors-, tort-, -tort, tortu-, torqu-
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(Latin: bend, curve, turn, twist)