tort system
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftortandsystem
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tort
noun[C]
uk/ˈtɔːt/us/ˈtɔːrt/
an action that is wrong but can be dealt with in a civil court rather than a ...
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system
noun
uk/ˈsɪs.təm/us/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition oftortandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftort system
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If atortsystemwere a stereo system, the cognitive bias would be the hum or hiss, not one of the instrumental tracks.
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It is even willing to assume that initially ourtortsystemmay not have been efficient.
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Any systemic uncertainties that already exist in the currenttortsystemwould remain; for example the issue of long-tail disease.
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The path-dependency argument concedes that ourtortsystemwas not created with the goals of the economist in mind.
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In addition, there are many reform proposals that suggest modifying or replacing the currenttortsystemwith alternative approaches to compensation.
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Statelevel compensation laws did not pass until the oldtortsystemwas near collapse, and the laws were crafted so as to minimize interference with the workings of the market.
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The fourth underlying concern which has been raised relates to criticisms of ourtortsystem.
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It was because of concern over the workings of thetortsystem.
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The report is clear about the impact of the recommendations on thetortsystemof medical negligence.
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At least 100,000 people a year are not getting their rights where fault can be established under ourtortsystem.
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It is clear to me that the ability of thetortsystemto provide enough compensation is very limited.
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I shall mention them because, if we are criticising thetortsystem, we should know what is being done to make it better.
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The arguments about improvements and alterations to thetortsystemare irrelevant.
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It is particularly in relation to child victims of injury that one sees the defects of thetortsystemfor road traffic.
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There are many disadvantages in the system of fault liability represented by ourtortsystem.
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The system of clinical negligence"— that is, the existingtortsystem— "is part of this culture of blame.
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But at this stage we could cast some light into this dark corner of the law and make whatever improvements are possible within the confines of thetortsystem.
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Three particular charges are levelled at thetortsystem, for having distorting economic effects.
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Tort reformers maintain that the presenttortsystemis an expensive and inefficient way to compensate those injured.
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Critics of the tort reform movement dispute the claim that the currenttortsystemhas a significant impact on national or global economies.
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