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Meanings of tort in inglés

catalán
greuge

(Law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought.

greuge
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Examples for "civil wrong"
Examples for "civil wrong"
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Joan Luss was a tort attorney, "tort" being a legal term meaning "a civil wrong," recognized as grounds for a lawsuit.
The strain
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Mr Justice Michael White's judgment creates a new civil wrong covering the long term control and manipulation exercised by an abuser over their victim.
The Irish Times
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The Bill, published yesterday, makes it a tort (or civil wrong) for which damages can be sought to violate a person's privacy.
The Irish Times
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As for Canada, relevant laws have been in flux in recent years with "intrusion upon seclusion" now recognised as a tort, or civil wrong.
The Guardian
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Journalists and lawyers are accusing each other of committing criminal offences, civil wrongs and professional misconduct.
The Guardian
Usage of tort in inglés
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He accepted a position at Yale Law, teaching, I think, tort law.
The President's Assassin
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They said claims will likely be pursued collaboratively as mass tort actions.
Reuters
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Both plans will set up trusts to resolve environmental and tort claims.
Reuters
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But the precedents set by these cases fueled even more tort suits.
The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer
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What's that got to do with tort law or local authority liability?'
A week in december
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They're European, of course, and they don't understand our tort system.
Ford county: stories
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The cases have also become a lightning rod for advocates of tort reform.
Reuters
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A tort is, broadly speaking, a wrongful act that is not a crime.
Ebony
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Later, trespass on the case bifurcates into misdemeanor and the tort of trespass.
Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
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In place of a theory of tort, we have a theory of trespass.
The Common Law
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In art, as in politics, les grand pères ont toujours tort.
The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
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Jem Mace tort me dis trick w'en I sparred wid him in Liverpool.
Frank Merriwell at Yale; Or, Freshman Against Freshman
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If you commit a tort, you are liable to pay a compensatory sum.
The Path of the Law
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I know there's a French proverb 'Les absens ont toujours tort.'
Put Yourself in His Place
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We work hand in hand with the national tort-reform groups.
The appeal
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I can't imagine tort law would hold my attention if you're in the room.
Love at first flight: one round trip that would change everythin...
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Translations for tort
catalán
greugetort
Tort through the time
Tort across language varieties
United States of America
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