What is "tort" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does tort mean in English? Meaning of tort definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "tort" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "tort": (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

Noun

  • Meaning: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  • Synonyms: civil wrong tort
  • Hyponyms: alienation of affection invasion of privacy trespass
  • Hypernyms: actus reus misconduct wrongdoing wrongful conduct
  • Adjective: Tart, sharp.
  • Synonyms:

    case, lawlessness, violation, felony, misdemeanor, infraction, evil, transgression, misdeed, breach, wrongdoing, scandal, misconduct, atrocity, corruption, malfeasance, abomination, trespass, dereliction, racket, enormity, wickedness, caper, depravity, outrage, hit, immorality, infringement, sneak, break, wrong, delinquency, illegality, vice, iniquity, fault, job, mortal sin, villainy, criminality, antisocial behavior, delict, delictum, evil behavior, fast one, malefaction, unlawful act, offense, immorality, violation, fault, wrong, evil, crime, lust, shortcoming, transgression, guilt, wrongdoing, error, misdeed, sloth, deficiency, damnation, anger, demerit, wickedness, envy, imperfection, covetousness, disobedience, peccadillo, debt, pride, trespass, vice, iniquity, peccancy, unrighteousness, sinfulness, gluttony, wrongness, ungodliness, evil-doing, peccability, veniality, grievance, harm, inequity, abuse, slight, violation, bias, evil, blunder, insult, transgression, misdeed, injustice, wrongdoing, error, prejudice, crime, mistake, indecency, misdoing, misdemeanor, damage, trespass, wickedness, imposition, spite, malevolence, discourtesy, favor, miscarriage, libel, injury, immorality, oppression, cruelty, hurt, persecution, delinquency, vice, iniquity, turpitude, inhumanity, slander, unfairness, faux pas, foul play, villainy, sinfulness, bad deed, malfeasance, immorality, infringement, infraction, dereliction, misdeed, wrongdoing, lawlessness, misconduct, atrocity, violation, misdemeanor, abomination, trespass, enormity, racket, offense, wickedness, caper, depravity, outrage, breach, scandal, corruption, hit, felony, sneak, evil, break, job, delinquency, case, vice, iniquity, fault, wrong, transgression, mortal sin, criminality, villainy, antisocial behavior, delict, delictum, evil behavior, fast one, malefaction, unlawful act, malfeasance, illegality, depravity, dereliction, misdeed, wrongdoing, misconduct, lawlessness, delinquency, transgression, violation, infraction, misdemeanor, abomination, trespass, offense, racket, enormity, evildoing, caper, wickedness, outrage, breach, scandal, corruption, hit, infringement, felony, sneak, evil, break, deviltry, job, case, vice, iniquity, fault, wrong, sin, atrocity, diablerie, mortal sin, peccancy, criminality, villainy, antisocial behavior, delict, delictum, evil behavior, fast one, malefaction, unlawful act, abomination, atrocity, breach, break, caper, case, corruption, delinquency, depravity, dereliction, deviltry, diablerie, enormity, evil, evildoing, fault, felony, hit, illegality, immorality, infraction, infringement, iniquity, job, lawlessness, malfeasance, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, mortal sin, offense, outrage, racket, scandal, sin, sneak, transgression, trespass, vice, violation, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing, antisocial behavior, criminality, delict, delictum, evil behavior, fast one, malefaction, unlawful act, villainy,

    Antonyms:

    obedience, goodness, behavior, delight, joy, virtue, good deed, kindness, blessing, benefit, right, good, strength, obedience, advantage, goodness, virtue, good deed, perfection, behavior, morality, kindness, good, right, compliment, flattery, praise, obedience, fairness, impartiality, morality, accuracy, good deed, virtue, advantage, favor, profit, aid, goodness, good, equity, respect, correction, right, justice, certainty, truth, benefit, blessing, help, kindness, obedience, delight, joy, goodness, happiness, morality, virtue, blessing, benefit, right, kindness, good, honor, purity, strength, behavior, obedience, delight, joy, happiness, goodness, morality, virtue, blessing, benefit, right, kindness, good, strength,

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