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Webster 1913 Edition

Tort

Tort

,
Noun.
[F., from LL.
tortum
, fr. L.
tortus
twisted, crooked, p. p. of
torqure
to twist, bend. See
Torture
.]
1.
Mischief; injury; calamity.
[Obs.]
That had them long opprest with
tort
.
Spenser.
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.
‖
Executor de son tort
.
See under
Executor
.
–
Tort feasor
(Law)
,
a wrongdoer; a trespasser.
Wharton.

Tort

,
Adj.
Stretched tight; taut.
[R.]
Yet holds he them with
tortest
rein.
Emerson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tort

TORT

,
Noun.
[L. tortus, twisted, from torqueo. The primary sense is to turn or strain, hence to twist.]
1.
In law, any wrong or injury. Torts are injuries done to the person or property of another, as trespass, assault and battery, defamation and the like.
2.
Mischief; calamity. [Except in the legal sense above explained, it is obsolete.]

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