noun
Meaning 1
A person who commits a tort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tortfeasor
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/
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General-American: /ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/
noun
Meaning 2
a party who has committed a tort
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tort-feasor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: party
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: schadeverwekker — person who commits a tort
- Dutch: laedens — person who commits a tort
- German: Schädiger — person who commits a tort
- German: Täter — person who commits a tort
- Spanish: agraviador — person who commits a tort
- Spanish: agresor — person who commits a tort
- Spanish: injuriador — person who commits a tort
- Welsh: camweddwr — person who commits a tort