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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

tor•tious adj. [Law.]

of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.

Anglo-French, equivalent. to torci(on) torsion + -ous -ous; meaning influenced by tort
Middle English torcious 1350–1400

tor ′tious•ly, adv.

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