The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tort \Tort\, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted,
crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See Torture.]
1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.]
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That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser.
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2. (Law) Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not
involving a breach of contract) for which an action will
lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States,
for a wrong or injury.
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Executor de son tort. See under Executor.
Tort feasor (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Executor \Ex*ec"u*tor\, n. [L. executor, exsecutor: cf. F.
ex['e]cuteur. Cf. Executer.]
1. One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of
baseness. --Shak.
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2. An executioner. [Obs.]
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Delivering o'er to executors paw?
The lazy, yawning drone. --Shak.
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3. (Law) The person appointed by a testator to execute his
will, or to see its provisions carried into effect, after
his decease.
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Executor de son tort [Of., executor of his own wrong]
(Law), a stranger who intermeddles without authority in
the distribution of the estate of a deceased person.
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