TORT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
   Synonym(s)
   • civil wrong (what does civil wrong mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tort is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wrongdoing (what does wrongdoing mean?)
   • wrongful conduct (what does wrongful conduct mean?)
   • misconduct (what does misconduct mean?)
   • actus reus (what does actus reus mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • alienation of affection (what does alienation of affection mean?)
   • invasion of privacy (what does invasion of privacy mean?)
   • trespass (what does trespass mean?)
   • libel (what does libel mean?)