Home›Tort and Equity Doctrine›All Tort and Equity DoctrineBrowse ByAll Tort and Equity DoctrineReference and ClassificationVerifiedDoctrines governing civil liability for wrongs and the equitable principles courts apply beyond strict legal right. Belongs here: Abuse of Rights, Clean Hands Doctrine and Negligence and the Duty of Care. Does not belong here: a doctrine governing the formation of a contract or an interest in property, grouped under contract and property doctrine instead.FactsAll Tort and Equity DoctrineSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm. 1All Tort and Equity DoctrineFilter Results34 entriesDoctrine CategoryAllConstitutional Law (1)Contract Law (3)Corporate Law (1)Procedural Law (4)Property law (2)Tort Law (18)Group TreeAllEquity, Trusts and Fiduciary Doctrines (10)Liability, Immunity and Nuisance Doctrines (10)Negligence and Duty of Care Doctrines (14)Legal SystemAllCivil Law (2)Common Law (19)English Law (4)Law of the United States (4)Roman-Dutch Law (1)Scots Law (1)Origin PeriodAll19th Century (1800-1899) (3)20th Century (1900-1999) (5)Ancient (BCE) (1)Early Modern (1500-1800) (1)Medieval / Pre-1500 (1)Roman Law (2)OriginatorAllJohn William Salmond (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 34Abuse of RightsTort and Equity DoctrineAct of GodTort and Equity DoctrineAssumption of RiskTort and Equity DoctrineAttractive Nuisance DoctrineTort and Equity DoctrineClean Hands DoctrineTort and Equity DoctrineComparative NegligenceTort and Equity DoctrineComparative responsibilityTort and Equity DoctrineContinuing trespassTort and Equity DoctrineContributory NegligenceTort and Equity DoctrineDelictTort and Equity DoctrineDoctrine of marshallingTort and Equity DoctrineDuty of careTort and Equity DoctrineDuty to rescueTort and Equity DoctrineEggshell Skull RuleTort and Equity DoctrineEquity (law)Tort and Equity DoctrineFiduciaryTort and Equity DoctrineGross negligenceTort and Equity DoctrineIgnis suusTort and Equity DoctrineInjunctionTort and Equity DoctrineIntrusion on seclusionTort and Equity DoctrineIrreparable injuryTort and Equity DoctrineJoint and several liabilityTort and Equity DoctrineNegligence and the Duty of CareTort and Equity DoctrineNervous shockTort and Equity DoctrinePersonal injury trustTort and Equity DoctrinePlea in equityTort and Equity DoctrineQualified ImmunityTort and Equity DoctrineReasonable personTort and Equity DoctrineRes Ipsa LoquiturTort and Equity DoctrineRule of sevensTort and Equity DoctrineSubrogationTort and Equity DoctrineTort LawTort and Equity DoctrineTrust (law)Tort and Equity DoctrineVicarious LiabilityTort and Equity DoctrineSources1. Tort (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaTort, lead sectionQuote, Tort, lead sectionA 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.