Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tort"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tort \Tort\, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted,
crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See {Torture}.]
1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.]
That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser.
2. (Law) Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not
involving a breach of contract) for which an action will
lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States,
for a wrong or injury.
{Executor de son tort}. See under {Executor}.
{Tort feasor} (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tort \Tort\, a.
Stretched tight; taut. [R.]
Yet holds he them with tortestrein. --Emerson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tort
n : any wrongdoing for which and action for damages may be
brought [syn: {civil wrong}]
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