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tortious

tor·tious

UK/ˈtɔːʃəs/ US/ˈtɔɹʃəs/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to the nature of a tort

  • “tortious acts”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English torcious, from Anglo-Norman torcious. By surface analysis, tort + -ious.

Phrases

  • tortious interference

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