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tortfeasor

Syllables: tort·fea·sorUK/ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/US/ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/

tortfeasor noun: a person who commits a tort.

Noun

tortfeasor (plural tortfeasors)

  1. A person who commits a tort.
    • […] there is an exception “in the cases of heir and executor, who may plead a release to the ancestor or testator whom they respectively represent; so also with respect to several tortfeasors, for in all these cases there is a privity between the parties which constitutes an identity of person”.1881, Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Common Law
    • Damages paid by the settling tortfeasor which are greater than the pro rata amount can easily be attributed to his desire to avoid legal fees and bad press, or misspeculation about the merits and likely outcome of the case.1992, Moot Court Casebook - Volume 16, pages 9-23

Forms of tortfeasor

pluraltortfeasors

Origin of tortfeasor

From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).

Words formed from tortfeasor

Questions about tortfeasor

What does tortfeasor mean?
Tortfeasor means a person who commits a tort.
What part of speech is tortfeasor?
Tortfeasor is a noun.
How do you pronounce tortfeasor?
Tortfeasor is pronounced /ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/ (UK).
What is the plural of tortfeasor?
The plural of tortfeasor is tortfeasors.

Words near tortfeasor in the dictionary

  1. tortelly
  2. torten
  3. tortes
  4. tortest
  5. tortfeasance
  6. tortfeasor
  7. tortfeasors
  8. torticid
  9. torticids
  10. torticollar
  11. torticollic

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