What is the definition of Tort?
Tort refers to the legal basis for lawsuits demanding indemnities due to injury or damage.
This is a harmful act that a person does that causes him to be open to a lawsuit. This is really very wide-ranging, and includes the negligence to properly inform customers about a potential danger with the product, driving drunk and hitting someone, neglecting to fix a step in your deck that results in someone's injury. A tort may also involve a betrayal of common expectations, such as a customer's expectation that the food you sell is safe to eat.
Once it is proven that someone is guilty of a tort (also known as a civil wrong), that person is to pay damages to the victim. There may also be a criminal aspect (that may result to the accused person going to jail).
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