Tort

Tort in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of tort.

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Tort

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mid-13c., “injury, wrong,” from Old French tort “wrong, injustice, crime” (11c.), from Medieval Latin tortum “injustice,” noun use of neuter of tortus “wrung, twisted,” past participle of Latin torquere “turn, turn awry, twist, wring, distort” (see torque; this term is also a noun.). Legal sense of “breach of a duty, whereby someone acquires a right of action for damages” is first recorded 1580s.tort

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• tort in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• tort in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Tort Meaning in the U.S. Court System

A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person. The “victim” of a tort may be entitled to sue for the harm suffered. Victims of crimes may also sue in tort for the wrongs done to them. Most tort cases are handled in state court, except when the tort occurs on federal property (e.g., a military base), when the government is the defendant, or when a dispute between parties from different states falls under the federal court’s diversity jurisdiction.

Meaning of Tort in the U.S. Legal System

Definition of Tort published by the National Association for Court Management: An injury or wrong committed on the person or property of another. A tort is an infringement on the rights of an individual, but not founded on a contract. The most common tort action is a suit for damages sustained in an automobile accident.

Concept of Tort in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Tort: A civil wrong committed against person or property, independent of any contractual agreement.

Concept of Tort in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Tort: A civil wrong committed against person or property, independent of any contractual agreement.

Definition of Tort

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Tort: An area of law concerned with intentional violations of the private rights of individuals or neglect of legally recognized duties of care to others. In these cases the public interest is not directly harmed. This is an aspect of civil law and is usually contrasted with criminal law (where the pubic or society is considered to be the injured party), although sociologists note that the distinction between the two is somewhat arbitrary and shifting.

Tort: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Tort. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada

Concept of “Tort”

Traditional meaning of tort in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) Wrong; legal wrong. A civil injury, for which an action may be maintained. A name given to that class of actions arising ex delicto. See 3rd Book (“Of Private Wrongs”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 117. Tort-feasor: a wrong-doer, or trespasser; see Robinson’s Elementary Law Rev. ed.; §§ 235, 236. Tortious conveyance: see CONVEYANCE; CONVEY.

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Notes and References

1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Tort”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

See Also

Tort (Judicial Function)

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