action in tort

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• action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense …   Law dictionary

• Tort — law Part of t …   Wikipedia

• tort — [ tɔr ] n. m. • 980; lat. pop. tortum, neutre subst. de tortus « tordu, de travers », de torquere « tordre » A ♦ (En loc., sans article) 1 ♦ AVOIR TORT : ne pas avoir le droit, la raison de son côté (opposé à avoir raison) . « Prouver que j ai… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Tort reform in the United States — refers to a topic of debate over the changes to the tort law system of liability and damages. While the phrase tort reform might imply any change in tort law or procedure, the commonly understood use in political and academic arenas describes a… …   Wikipedia

• Tort reform — refers to the idea of changing the rules applicable to the law of tort. Tort deals with compensation for wrongs and harm done by one party to another s person, property or other protected interests (e.g. reputation, under libel and slander laws) …   Wikipedia

• tort — / tȯrt/ n [Anglo French, wrongful or illegal act, from Old French, injury, from Medieval Latin tortum, from Latin, neuter of tortus twisted, from past participle of torquēre to twist]: a wrongful act other than a breach of contract that injures… …   Law dictionary

• Tort — Tort, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See {Torture}.] 1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That had them long opprest with tort. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Any civil… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tort feasor — Tort Tort, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See {Torture}.] 1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That had them long opprest with tort. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tort law in Canada — concerns the treatment of the law of torts within the Canadian jurisdiction excluding Quebec, which is covered by the law of obligations. Sources As with most common law countries, Canadian tort law is primarily judge made law, much of which is… …   Wikipedia

• tort — (n.) mid 13c., injury, wrong, from O.Fr. tort (11c.), from M.L. tortum injustice, noun use of neut. of tortus wrung, twisted, pp. of L. torquere turn, turn awry, twist, wring, distort (see THWART (Cf. thwart)). Legal sense of breach of a duty,… …   Etymology dictionary

• tort — [tôrt] n. [OFr < ML tortum < neut. of L tortus, pp. of torquere, to twist < IE * terk , to turn < base * ter , to rub > THROW] a wrongful act, injury, or damage (not involving a breach of contract), for which a civil action can be… …   English World dictionary