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tortious

[ tawr-shuhs ]

adjective

, Law.
  1. of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.


tortious

/ ˈtɔːʃəs /

adjective

  1. law having the nature of or involving a tort; wrongful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtortiously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • tortious·ly adverb
  • un·tortious adjective
  • un·tortious·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tortious1

1350–1400; Middle English torcious < Anglo-French, equivalent to torci ( on ) torsion + -ous -ous; meaning influenced by tort
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tortious1

C14: from Anglo-French torcious, from torcion, literally: a twisting, from Late Latin tortiō torment, from Latin torquēre to twist; influenced in meaning by tort
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Example Sentences

Relevent sued claiming violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and tortious interference.

The PGA Tour filed a countersuit in September accusing LIV of “tortious interference” by inducing top players to breach contracts by claiming the tour could not enforce its rules.

Judge David Hardy said in his May 4 ruling that the use of a GPS tracking device to monitor the movements of a person could be “a tortious invasion of privacy.”

Hardy said in his May 4 ruling that the use of a GPS tracking device to monitor the movements of a person could be “a tortious invasion of privacy.”

The judge further ruled that Trump had failed to show any "tortious interference" when a Times journalist "provided his niece with a burner phone to communicate about the records," according to The Daily Beast.

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