tortfeasor
tort·fea·sor
tortfeasor · tortfeasors
Schädiger, Täter
A person who commits a tortA person who commits a tort.
UK/ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/US/ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA person who commits a tort.
Schädiger, Täter
a party who has committed a tort
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
person who commits a tort:
Origin
From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesorFrom Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).
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Forms
plural: tortfeasors| Singular | tortfeasor |
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| Plural | tortfeasors |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a party who has committed a tort:tort-feasor
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedtortfeasance
Derivedcotortfeasor