tortious

2 definitions found

tortious - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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tortious - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tortious
      adj 1: of or pertaining to the nature of a tort; "tortious acts"