tort
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Definition of tort
: a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction
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This undermines the very existence of US torts laws. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "When it comes to product safety, Amazon says it doesn’t really sell things," 24 Aug. 2019 Future Claims But coming up with a way to corral all future claims in a settlement that withstands court scrutiny may be difficult, said Jean Eggen, a Widener University law professor who teaches about toxic torts and environmental law. — Tim Loh, Fortune, "Bayer Wants to Settle All Roundup-Related Cancer Claims for $8 Billion," 9 Aug. 2019 But coming up with a way to corral all future claims in a settlement that withstands court scrutiny may be difficult, said Jean Eggen, a Widener University law professor who teaches about toxic torts and environmental law. — Bloomberg News, cleveland.com, "Bayer proposes paying $8 billion to settle Roundup cancer claims," 9 Aug. 2019 But coming up with a way to corral all future claims in a settlement that withstands court scrutiny may be difficult, said Jean Eggen, a Widener University law professor who teaches about toxic torts and environmental law. — Los Angeles Times, "Bayer wants to settle Roundup cancer claims for $8 billion, sources say," 9 Aug. 2019 But Hanover isn’t paying anyone other than the 10 students with tort claims. — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, "McNally Smith co-founder Doug Smith files for bankruptcy," 15 Aug. 2019 The lawyer, Jeff Gibson of Wagner Reese, LLP, made the accusations in a tort claim notice dated Aug. 6 that was sent to Tri-West High School, North West Hendricks County Schools and the North West Hendricks County School Board. — Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, "Lawyer: Tri-West football coach abused student, threatened to retaliate if she spoke out," 8 Aug. 2019 In all of these cases, the suits at hand deal with state consumer protection, torts, or liability law in different states, and so there is not an issue of circuit split for the consideration of strict liability. — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, "Court rules Amazon can be held responsible for defective third-party goods," 8 July 2019 At Chicago-Kent, Brill taught courses on torts, cases generally involving someone’s negligence or wrongful conduct that harms others. — Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, "Ralph Brill, longtime professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, dies at 83," 6 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tort.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tort
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tort
law
: an action that wrongly causes harm to someone but that is not a crime and that is dealt with in a civil court
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tort
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Legal Definition of tort
: a wrongful act other than a breach of contract that injures another and for which the law imposes civil liability : a violation of a duty (as to exercise due care) imposed by law as distinguished from contract for which damages or declaratory relief (as an injunction) may be obtained
also
: a cause of action based on such an act
the court declined to recognize the tort — National Law Journal cannot sue in tort
— compare crime, delict