tortious

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of or pertaining to the nature of a tort

Word Origin

tortious (adj.)
late 14c., "wrongful, illegal," from Anglo-French torcious (14c.), from stem of torcion, literally "a twisting," from Late Latin tortionem (see torsion, and compare tort). Meaning "pertaining to a tort" is from 1540s.

Example

1. Other tortious acts in violation of laws and regulations concerned .
2. Analysis on tortious responsibility of volunteer activity .
3. For minor tortious acts , the administrative punishment may be exempted .
4. Take over and destroy tortious trademarks , patent signs and special signs .
5. Article 65 polluters who cause damage by polluting the environment shall have tortious liability .

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