Tortious

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tortious \Tor"tious\, a. [From {Tort}.]
     1. Injurious; wrongful. [Obs.] "Tortious power." --Spenser.
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     2. (Law) Imploying tort, or privat injury for which the law
        gives damages; involing tort.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tortious
       adj : of or pertaining to the nature of a tort; "tortious acts"