Examples of 'tort' in a sentence

Meaning of "tort"

tort (noun) - a wrongful act or infringement that leads to legal liability. In English, this phrase is typically used in legal contexts when discussing civil wrongs and compensation
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  • 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.
  • An injury or wrong.
  • Twisted.
  • Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”)

How to use "tort" in a sentence

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I can tort you into the poorhouse.
The normal arrangements of tort would suffice.
I will tort you into the poorhouse.
Do you have any mass tort experience.
Talk of tort law as a tool for tortured.
You have a serious tort on your hands.
Limitation tort contract strict liability or otherwise.
I just saw an amazing documentary on tort reform.
Whether in contract tort breach of warranty or otherwise.
A tort claim cannot be assigned prior to judgment.
International agreements in the area of tort relations.
Light on tort law and its evolution.
Transferred intent also applies to tort law.
This tort is not recognized in all jurisdictions.
This is a defence against the tort of battery.

See also

Why the tort of bad faith was created.
Gomez failed in attempts to obtain tort reform.
It is a tort for abuse of the judicial process.
Many lawyers specialize in such tort lawsuits.
Any tort within the admiralty jurisdiction.
Often this will be normal tort damages.
A tort is violation of the private rights of an individual.
They will not face tort violations.
Failure to warn would have been actionable in tort.
Whether arising in contract tort negligence or otherwise.
Causation is just one component of the tort.
The jury found that no tort was committed.
Negligence that does no one harm is not a tort.
Their injury was caused by a tort or other wrongdoing.
Has anybody seen an introduction to contract tort.
Also general rules of tort or breach of contract apply.
He also suggested creating a statutory tort of privacy.
There is a tort for the disclosure of private facts.
The claim was brought in contract and in tort.
Maybe the current tort laws do need adjusting.
Demonstrates an understanding of types of damages in tort law.
For example tort or unjust enrichment.
Whether in contract or based on warranty negligence tort.
Tort law and benevolent intervention.
I did not say that taxation was analogous to a tort.
Tort law does seem to be expanding into broken hearts.
The same rules are applicable to tort obligations.
Terms onset of tort liability in national legal systems.
These principles are constituent elements of tort liability.
This tort has been abolished in almost all jurisdictions.
About pension reforms and tort reform.
The equivalent of tort in civil law jurisdictions is delict.
The rules of national law on liability in tort.
The equivalent of tort in civil law jurisdictions is a crime.
A car accident is a good example of negligent tort.

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