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Tortious means wrongful. It is the fact that conduct, whether of act or omission, is of such a nature as to subject the actor to liability under the law of torts. Tortious law is a law having the nature of or involving a tort. A tortious act is an act which generates a tort.

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1w ago

The root word "tort" comes from Latin, meaning "wrong" or "injury." It is the basis for the legal term "tort," which refers to a civil wrong that causes harm or loss to another person, leading to legal liability.

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14y ago

The Latin root tort means to twist. Some examples of words with TORT in them are tortuous, retort, torturous, tortoise, and contortionist.

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12y ago

The law of Torts is the use of the word itself. Torture is pretty obvious. Torsion is not as obvious, but is derived from it.

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