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tortious

[ tawr-shuhs ]

adjective

Law.
  1. of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.


tortious

/ ˈ³ÙÉ”Ëʃə²õ /

adjective

  1. law having the nature of or involving a tort; wrongful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù´Ç°ùt¾±´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù´Ç°ùt¾±´Ç³Ü²õ adjective
  • un·³Ù´Ç°ùt¾±´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tortious1

1350–1400; Middle English torcious < Anglo-French, equivalent to torci ( on ) torsion + -ous -ous; meaning influenced by tort
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tortious1

C14: from Anglo-French torcious, from torcion, literally: a twisting, from Late Latin ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù¾±Å torment, from Latin ³Ù´Ç°ù±ç³Üŧ°ù±ð to twist; influenced in meaning by tort
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Example Sentences

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Relevent sued claiming violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and tortious interference.

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The PGA Tour filed a countersuit in September accusing LIV of “tortious interference†by inducing top players to breach contracts by claiming the tour could not enforce its rules.

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Judge David Hardy said in his May 4 ruling that the use of a GPS tracking device to monitor the movements of a person could be “a tortious invasion of privacy.â€

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Hardy said in his May 4 ruling that the use of a GPS tracking device to monitor the movements of a person could be “a tortious invasion of privacy.â€

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The judge further ruled that Trump had failed to show any "tortious interference" when a Times journalist "provided his niece with a burner phone to communicate about the records," according to The Daily Beast.

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