Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Wicked; wrong; base.
  • In law, having the character of a tort.

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

  • adjective obsolete Injurious; wrongful.
  • adjective (Law) Imploying tort, or privat injury for which the law gives damages; involing tort.

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

  • adjective law Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or pertaining to the nature of a tort

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Examples

  • The term "tortious interference" has become synonymous with conference realignment the past couple of weeks.

    Forbes.com: News Kristi Dosh 2011

  • Inducing someone to break a valid contract - called tortious interference - is illegal, but it depends on what the agreement was between Mejia and the former star of the Cuban national team.

    Brownsville Herald : 2009

  • Inducing someone to break a valid contract - called tortious interference - is illegal, but it depends on what the agreement was between Mejia and the former star of the Cuban national team.

    WWMT.com : News 2009

  • Inducing someone to break a valid contract - called tortious interference - is illegal, but it depends on what the agreement was between Mejia and the former star of the Cuban national team.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • Inducing someone to break a valid contract - called tortious interference - is illegal, but it depends on what the agreement was between Mejia and the former star of the Cuban national team.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2009

  • Trying to think if I've written anything that might be construed as 'tortious', so far I think not, but if I work harder at it, I might get there.

    A cert. denial. Ann Althouse 2008

  • Whether it was the lawyer or the newspaper that confused "tortious" with "tortuous" doesn't matter because both fit when talking about Lane Kiffin.

    Rocky Top Talk 2010

  • As a result of the "tortious" actions taken by Cushman

    naplesnews.com Stories 2010

  • I didn't realize until I was doing a final proofread that every time I typed "tortious," Word had changed it to

    Libertarian Blog Place 2009

  • He is engaged in business disparagement, tortious interference with contractual relationships, and publishing or causing to be published false and defamatory statements.

    Colorado State Defense Force 2010

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