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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. tort
noun. ['ˈtɔrt'] (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought.
Synonyms
- wrongful conduct
- civil wrong
- wrongdoing
- invasion of privacy
- alienation of affection
- misconduct
- actus reus
Antonyms
- inactivity
- goodness
- good
- behave
Etymology
- tort (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Rhymes with Tort
- underreport
- transport
- misreport
- teleport
- vanwart
- vancourt
- valcourt
- rancourt
- precourt
- jeancourt
- consort
- comport
- support
- resort
- report
- purport
- mccourt
- mccort
- laporte
- laforte
- import
- exhort
- escort
- deport
- cavort
- athwart
- zwart
- thwart
- swart
- stuart
Sentences with tort
1. Noun, singular or mass
Leaving a banana peel on the floor of your restaurant that someone slips on is a tort.
2. Verb, base form
The same reasoning applies to tort actions, especially negligence.
2. tort-feasor
noun. a party who has committed a tort.
Synonyms
- party