tort
legal claim of compensation, called civil wrong, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act
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Summary
tort is a legal term or legal concept[1]. tort ranks in the top 3% of legal_term_or_legal_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,456 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- tort's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].
- tort is a type of civil wrong[4].
- tort's has cause is recorded as negligence[5].
- tort's has cause is recorded as recklessness[6].
- tort's has cause is recorded as intention[7].
- tort's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tort law[8].
- tort's topic's main category is recorded as Q8931400[9].
- tort's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Italy[10].
- tort's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Germany[11].
- tort's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
- tort's has effect is recorded as legal liability[13].
- tort's different from is recorded as tart[14].
- tort's studied by is recorded as tort law[15].
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Designation and Status
tort's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].
Why It Matters
tort ranks in the top 3% of legal_term_or_legal_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,456 views/month).[2] tort has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] tort is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]