| 单词 | tort |
| 释义 | tort noun[C] lawspecializeduk/ˈtɔːt/us/ˈtɔːrt/anactionthat iswrongbut can bedealtwith in acivilcourtratherthan acriminalcourt （不构成刑事犯罪的）民事侵权行为Crime - general words
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Court cases, orders & decisions tort| American Dictionarytort noun[C] us/tɔrt/anactofinjuryordamageto apersonorpropertythat iscoveredby alaw, so that thepersoncanstartacourtaction: Thecompanyhas anarmyof tortlawyersreadyto back upitsdemands. tort| Business Englishtort noun[CorU] LAWuk/ˈtɔːt/us/ˈtɔːrt/anactionthat iswrongbut notcriminaland so can bedealtwith in acivilcourt: Thecompanyclaimedcompensationfor theworkmadenecessaryby thedefendants' tort. NewtortlegislationwasenactedinMarch. If theproductcauseddamageto thebuyer, then thesellerwould beopento aclaimin tort. Examplesoftorttort Likewise, what was regarded as crime and what we would today label astortwas often equally unclear. From theCambridge English Corpus Breese had drawn that principle into two extraordinary propositions that grounded the publictortduties of passengers squarely in terms of the technology of transport. From theCambridge English Corpus The plaintiffdefendant structure oftortlaw is essential to it, not merely contingent. From theCambridge English Corpus However, even if contracts generate deontological duties, this does not take us ver y far in accounting for the duties imposed bytortlaw. From theCambridge English Corpus It resembles the difference between contributory negligence and assumption of risk as defenses in torts. 32. From theCambridge English Corpus Against that backdrop, transaction rules should be enforced by, among other things, the mechanisms oftortlaw. From theCambridge English Corpus The role oftortcompensation schemes within libertarian, liberal egalitarian, and utilitarian theories of distributive justice is discussed. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the corrective practices oftortlaw do not aim directly or even indirectly at maintaining that background of distributive justice. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, he took the case as an opportunity to declare an entirely new approach to thinking about common carriers,tort-based duties, and contracts generally. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, one could readily extend this account to other forms oftort. From theCambridge English Corpus More problematic are historicaltortpractices that aim to restore property damaged by tortious conduct. From theCambridge English Corpus Before that,tortlaw only allowed direct victims to initiate legal action against a polluter. From theCambridge English Corpus Several of these features are structural, and pertain to the nature oftortlitigation. From theCambridge English Corpus His research and publications are in the areas of torts, contracts, property, crime, the legal process, and the relationships among law, economics, and moral philosophy. From theCambridge English Corpus In this case the condition of human agency and causality is satisfied, but yet the sufferer has no claim in torts. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithtorttortThese are words often used in combination withtort. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. mass tort Since 1983, he has headed the firm'smasstortdivision. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.tort case A good example of the doctrinal paradox is provided by the simple case where a three-judge court has to decide on atortcase. From theCambridge English Corpus tort claim In one particular circumstance physicians, particularly psychiatrists, are held to a different standard than other defendants in a tort claim. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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