Tort

Meaning

Noun

●

In Law:

, whether

as non-criminal and

to a

, which

and can be

, usually through the

awarding

of damages.

●

injury

or wrong.

●

In Turtles:

Clipping of tortoise.

●

In Turtles:

Clipping of

(“a

, or other

whose

has

, and

”); a tortie.

Adj

●

In Turtles:

Twisted.

●

In British English & Turtles:

Synonym of

tart

(“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively)

keen

severe

sharp

”)

●

In British English:

Synonym of

taut

(“stretched

tight

; under tension”)

●

In Nautical & British English:

Of a

boat

: watertight.

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Wiktionary

Origin

tort

English

tort

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

Sourced from

Etym

Rhymes

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Tort

Meaning

Noun

Adj

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