GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Tort (?), n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See Torture.]
   1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.]
   
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   That had them long opprest with tort. Spenser.
   
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   2. (Law) Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury.
   
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   ‖Executor de son tort.  See under Executor. -- Tort feasor (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser.  Wharton.
   
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   Tort, a. Stretched tight; taut. [R.]
   
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   Yet holds he them with tortest rein. Emerson.
   
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