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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tort, civil wrongnoun

    (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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  1. civil wrongnoun

    A wrongful act by one person against another for which the other person may recover damages in a lawsuit.

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  1. Civil wrong

    A civil wrong or wrong is a cause of action under civil law. Types include tort, breach of contract and breach of trust.Something that amounts to a civil wrong is wrongful. A wrong involves the violation of a right because wrong and right are contrasting terms. An 1860 legal ruling stated that: "It is essential to an action in tort that the act complained of should under the circumstances be legally wrongful as regards the party complaining; that is, it must prejudicially affect him in some legal right".The law that relates to civil wrongs is part of the branch of the law that is called the civil law. A civil wrong can be followed by civil proceedings. It is a misnomer to describe a civil wrong as a "civil offence". The law of England recognised the concept of a wrong before it recognised the distinction between civil wrongs and crimes in the 13th century.

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  1. civil wrong

    A civil wrong, also known as a tort, is an act of wrongdoing against an individual or their property causing harm or damage, which the law recognizes as a basis for a legal claim or lawsuit, usually resulting in compensation for the injured party. This includes negligence, defamation, nuisance, trespass, and in some cases, breach of contract.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of civil wrong in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of civil wrong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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