tortious

[From Tort.]

1. Injurious; wrongful. [Obs.] «Tortious power.» Spenser.

2. (Law) Imploying tort, or privat injury for which the law gives damages; involing tort.

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Wrongful; conduct of such character as to subject the actor to civil liability under tort law.

In order to establish that a particular act was tortious, a plaintiff must prove that an actionable wrong existed and that damages ensued from that wrong.

See: tort law.