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[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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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
Tor·tious |
[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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West's Encyclopedia of American Law:
Tortious |
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.
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