Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/April 11

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Word of the day
for April 11
tort n
  1. (law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
  2. (obsolete) An injury or wrong. [...]

The tongue-in-cheek International Be Kind to Lawyers Day created by Steve Hughes on this day in 2017, the second Tuesday of April.

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