tort

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Anagrams 3 Norwegian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Usage notes 3.2.2 Related terms 3.3 References 4 Polish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 Romanian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Old French tort.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: tô(r)t, IPA: /ˈtɔː(r)t/, SAMPA: /"tO:(r)t/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Homophones: taught (non-rhotic accents), taut (non-rhotic accents)

  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t

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[edit] Noun

tort (plural torts)

1. (law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied at civil law, usually through awarding damages. A delict.
2. (plural) The area of law dealing with such wrongful acts.

[edit] Translations

• Polish: delikt m., czyn niedozwolony m.

[edit] Derived terms

• tortious

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on "tort"

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ortt
• trot

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin tortum, substantive use of the past participle of torqueō (“‘twist, turn’”).

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• IPA: /tɔʀ/

[edit] Noun

tort m. (plural torts)

1. fault

   Elle a le tort d'avoir trop de précipitation. Her trouble is, she's too hasty.

   Le mari n'a aucun tort. The husband is not to blame.

2. wrong, error

   Je regrette, vous avez tort. I'm afraid you are mistaken.

   Nous avons fait notre choix, à tort ou à raison. We have made our choice, rightly or wrongly.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ortt
• trot

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From French, from Latin torquere

[edit] Noun

tort m. (definite singular torten; uncountable)

1. (law) offense against someone, an insult or inconvenience caused to someone

[edit] Usage notes

Only used in the legal phrase tort og svie

[edit] Related terms

• tortur

[edit] References

• “tort” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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[edit] Polish

Wikipedia ^pl

[edit] Noun

tort m.

1. torte (type of cake)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tort	torty
Genitive	tortu	tortów
Dative	tortowi	tortom
Accusative	tort	torty
Instrumental	tortem	tortami
Locative	torcie	tortach
Vocative	torcie	torty

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin tortus

[edit] Noun

tort f and m

1. thread