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torts

UK/tɔːts/US/toɹts/

torts noun: synonym of tort law (“the area of law dealing with wrongful acts, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to contracts, which cause injuries and can be remedied in civil courts, usually through the awarding of damages”). Also the plural of tort.

Noun

torts pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of tort law (“the area of law dealing with wrongful acts, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to contracts, which cause injuries and can be remedied in civil courts, usually through the awarding of damages”).
    Synonyms:
    tort law

Also used as

torts is also the plural of tort.

Synonyms of torts

Origin of torts

From tort + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plurals of nouns).

Words that rhyme with torts

Questions about torts

What does torts mean?
Torts means synonym of tort law (“the area of law dealing with wrongful acts, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to contracts, which cause injuries and can be remedied in civil courts, usually through the awarding of damages”).
What part of speech is torts?
Torts is a noun.
How do you pronounce torts?
Torts is pronounced /tɔːts/ (UK).

Words near torts in the dictionary

  1. tortricids
  2. tortricine
  3. tortricines
  4. tortrix
  5. tortrixes
  6. torts
  7. Tortuga
  8. tortulous
  9. tortuose
  10. tortuosities
  11. tortuosity

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