A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm and results in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. The cited article contrasts tort law with criminal law, which punishes crimes, saying that tort law aims instead to compensate individuals who suffer harm from the actions of others, and it notes that some wrongful acts such as assault and battery can lead to both a civil lawsuit and a criminal prosecution. It reports that civil law jurisdictions derive tort law largely from Roman law while common law jurisdictions derive theirs from customary English tort law, and that the law of delict is the name used in Scots and Roman-Dutch law. Doctrines grouped under this entry concern civil liability for harm.
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A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.
Tort (Wikipedia)
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A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, 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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