tort
英[t??t]
美[t?rt]
- n. 侵權行為
- n. (Tort)人名；(西)托爾特；(法)托爾
詞態變化
復數:?torts;
英文詞源
- tort
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. For tort claims, the proper avenue for redress is the Federal Tort Claims Act.
- 若是侵權申訴, 適當地糾正途徑應是《聯邦侵權賠償法》.
來自英漢非文學 - 行政法
- 2. Others have allowed tort suits against insurers for negligent delay in acting on an application.
- 另一些州則允許因保險人遲遲未能對投保書采取行動而對他提起侵權之訴.
來自辭典例句
- 3. In tort law the duty is imposed by the law.
- 在侵權法中,責任是由法律規定的.
來自口語例句
- 4. Such tort - feasors are jointly and severally liable.
- 此種侵權行為為要承擔共同和連帶責任.
來自口語例句
- 5. Some jurisdictions have established this tort to provide a rimedy for malicious deeds.
- 有些司法管轄區規定了此種侵權行為,目的是對惡意行為受害人提供救濟.
來自口語例句