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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin tortum, from Latin torquere; TORQUE

tort

 noun
     
Related topics: Law
tort [uncountable and countable]
lawSCL an action that is wrong but not criminal and can be dealt with in a civil court of law
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