tortious
pronunciation
How to pronounce tortious in British English: UK ['tɔ:ʃəs]
How to pronounce tortious in American English: US ['tɔʃəs]
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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 .