tort

Norwegian

/tuʈ/

noun
Definitions
  • (legal) offense against someone, an insult or inconvenience caused to someone

Etymology

Borrowed from French tort derived from Latin tortum (rope, a wrong injustice).

Origin

Latin

tortum

Gloss

rope, a wrong injustice

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縄, 綱

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