单词 | tortious |
释义 | tortious[ tawr-shuhs ] / ˈtɔr ʃəs / adjective Law.of the nature of or pertaining to a tort. Origin of tortious1350–1400; Middle English torcious<Anglo-French, equivalent to torci(on) torsion + -ous-ous; meaning influenced by tort OTHER WORDS FROM tortioustor·tious·ly, adverbun·tor·tious, adjectiveun·tor·tious·ly, adverbWords nearby tortioustorticollis, tortile, tortilla, Tortilla Flat, tortillon, tortious, tortoise, tortoise beetle, tortoise brooch, tortoise-core, tortoise plant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tortious
British Dictionary definitions for tortioustortious / (ˈtɔːʃəs) / adjectivelaw having the nature of or involving a tort; wrongful Derived forms of tortioustortiously, adverbWord Origin for tortiousC14: from Anglo-French torcious, from torcion, literally: a twisting, from Late Latin tortiō torment, from Latin torquēre to twist; influenced in meaning by tort Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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