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Traditional English :: tort
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tort.html - n. Law a breach of duty (other than under contract) leading to liability for damages. [ME f. OF f. med.L tortum wrong, neut. past part. of L torquere tort- twist] |
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Traditional English :: torte
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tort.html - n.
(pl. torten or tortes) an elaborate sweet cake or tart. [G] |
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Traditional English :: tortfeasor
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tort.html - n.
Law a person guilty of tort. [OF tort-fesor, tort-faiseur, etc. f. tort wrong, -fesor, faiseur doer] |
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Traditional English :: torticollis
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tort.html - n. Med. a rheumatic etc. disease of the muscles of the neck, causing twisting and stiffness. [mod.L f. L tortus crooked + collum neck] |
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Traditional English :: tortilla
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tort.html - n. a thin flat orig. Mexican maize cake eaten hot or cold with or without a filling. [Sp. dimin. of torta cake f. LL] |
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Traditional English :: tortious
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tort.html - adj. Law constituting a tort; wrongful. tortiously adv. [AF torcious f. torcion extortion f. LL tortio torture: see TORSION] |
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