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   tort

   /tɔːt/

   noun

   • 1. a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to legal liability: "public nuisance is a crime as well as a tort"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the general sense ‘wrong, injury’): from Old French, from medieval Latin tortum ‘wrong, injustice’, neuter past participle of Latin torquere ‘to twist’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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