Definition of tort

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Tort (n.) Mischief; injury; calamity.

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Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial species, such as the European land tortoise (Testudo Graeca) and the gopher of the Southern United States..
Pollage :: Pollage (n.) A head or poll tax; hence, extortion..
Leer :: Leer (n.) A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion..
Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Curl :: Curl (v. i.) To contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or contorted; to have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie curled on the ground..
Force :: Force (n.) To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as along, away, from, into, through, out, etc..
Polt-footed :: Polt-footed (a.) Having a distorted foot, or a clubfoot or clubfeet..
Tormentise :: Tormentise (n.) Torture; torment.
Retort :: Retort (v. t.) The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response..
Leatherback :: Leatherback (n.) A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle, leather-backed tortoise, etc..
Green-eyed :: Green-eyed (a.) Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or distorts.
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body..
Distort :: Distort (a.) Distorted; misshapen.
Struggle :: Struggle (n.) A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress.
Retorter :: Retorter (n.) One who retorts.
Pretorture :: Pretorture (v. t.) To torture beforehand.
Return :: Return (v. t.) To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie..
Retorted :: Retorted (imp. & p. p.) of Retor.
Extorted :: Extorted (imp. & p. p.) of Extor.
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