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tortfeasor

tort·fea·sor

UK/ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/ US/ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a party who has committed a tort

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Origin

From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).

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