'Tort feasor' definitions:

Definition of 'Tort feasor'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury. [1913 Webster]
  • Executor de son tort. See under Executor.
  • Tort feasor (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]

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