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In natural English speech, "tort" appears in contexts such as: "some instruments of torture so did they torture here I mean for the chill out Factor it would be a little bit difficult no they did not here did not torture here these tort instruments were used near the city hall and the Holston gate was nothing but a Defense building". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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torture so did they torture here I mean for the chill out Factor it would be a little bit difficult no they did not here did not torture here these tort

instruments were used near the city hall and the Holston gate was nothing but a Defense building

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noun

A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.

“[…] Wrong or Iniury, is in French aptly called Tort, becauſe Iniury & wrong is wreſted or crooked, being contrary to that which is right and ſtreight. […] And Britton ſaith that Tort a la ley eſt contrarye [a wrong to the law is contrary], and as aptly for the cauſe aforeſaid is iniury in English called wrong.”

Synonyms:delict tortfeasance crime

noun

An injury or wrong.

“Then gan triumphant Trompets ſovvnd on hye, / That ſent to heuen the ecchoed report / Of their nevv ioy, and happie victory / Gainſt him, that had them long oppreſt with tort, / And faſt impriſoned in ſieged fort.”

adjective

Twisted.

“And the firſt that came and gaue them moſt comfort was Henry Erle of Lãcaſter with yͤ wrie neck, called Tort coll [torticollis], who was brother to Thomas Erle of Lãcaſter yͭ was behedded, as ye haue heard before, who was a right vertuous & good knight as after ye ſhal here.”

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