词族 · tort
词形变化
英语词源
- tort
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tort: see torment
- tort (n.)
- mid-13c., "injury, wrong," from Old French tort "wrong, injustice, crime" (11c.), from Medieval Latin tortum "injustice," noun use of neuter of tortus "wrung, twisted," past participle of Latin torquere "turn, turn awry, twist, wring, distort" (see torque (n.)). Legal sense of "breach of a duty, whereby someone acquires a right of action for damages" is first recorded 1580s.
权威例句
- 1. For tort claims, the proper avenue for redress is the Federal Tort Claims Act.
- 若是侵权申诉, 适当地纠正途径应是《联邦侵权赔偿法》.
- 2. Others have allowed tort suits against insurers for negligent delay in acting on an application.
- 另一些州则允许因保险人迟迟未能对投保书采取行动而对他提起侵权之诉.
- 3. In tort law the duty is imposed by the law.
- 在侵权法中,责任是由法律规定的.
- 4. Such tort - feasors are jointly and severally liable.
- 此种侵权行为为要承担共同和连带责任.
- 5. Some jurisdictions have established this tort to provide a rimedy for malicious deeds.
- 有些司法管辖区规定了此种侵权行为,目的是对恶意行为受害人提供救济.