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Uncommontort
The correct spelling is tort.
How to pronounce tort
/tɔːt/
nounIPA: /tɔːt/
Say it like: Tor-t
The correct spelling is tort. An injury or wrong.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An injury or wrong.
- 2.A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
- 3.(only in the plural torts) Tort law (the area of law dealing with such wrongful acts).
- 4.A tortoise.
- 5.A tortoiseshell (animal with coloured markings on fur).
adjective
- 1.Tart; sharp.
- 2.Stretched tight; taut.
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