That is when you intentionally lie to person about the potency of an object that the person depends on, which put the person at a detriment because the depended on the objects performance. If you tell someone that a crane can lift 10000 pounds, and he buys the crane knowing that he has to carry 9000, but in fact the crane only lifts 1000 pounds, that person can sue you on the basis of the tort of deceit.
The word deceitful means: intended to deceive (intended to trick or mislead someone), fallacious, fraudulent. In law, it specifically refers to the tort of fraud or misrepresentation of fact. In ordinary speech, it is often used when referring to a person who is untruthful or intentionally dishonest.
A sentence with the word deceit is:He may use deceit to reach his goal.
The adjective form for deceit would be deceitful.
Someone who commits a Tort. A tort is a civil action brought when someon damages another person or their property. Accidents or medical malpractice claims are a type of tort.
tort means to twist
A tort
Assault is a type of "intentional tort."
No, deceit is a noun
tort
Tort law is the segment of law that addresses cases involving civil wrongs. A tort is simply an injury.
Deceit is the name for the practice. He was well practiced in the art of deceit. Deception is the name for a particular instance of deceit. The sale of the moon was an act of deception.
Use it as a noun. It can be a subject as in: A tort is a civil wrong. It can be a predicate nominative as in: Negligence is a tort. It can be an object of a preposition as in: Negligence is a type of tort. It can be a direct object as in: He committed a tort. It can be an indirect object: Giving torts a meaning is tough.