Tort (?), n. [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.
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Tort, a.
Stretched tight; taut.
[R.]
Yet holds he them with tortestrein.
Emerson.
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