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from The Century Dictionary.

To twist; wreathe; wind.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

transitive verb To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

verb To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe, wind, or wring.
verb medicine, ophthalmology To twist inwards.

Etymologies

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Latin intortus, past participle of intoquere ("to twist") equivalent to in- ("in-") + torquereto ("twist").

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Corporations are not things that are capable of violating international law, and there can’t be a violation without a violator upon which law imposes liability; hence no violation of international law and no US action intort.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Arguing for Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute, a Bullet Point List 2009

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biocon commented on the word intort

intort (adjective) = twisted or thrust in (OED).

March 22, 2019