tortious

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman torcious.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tortious (comparative more tortious, superlative most tortious)

  1. (obsolete) Wrongful; harmful.
  2. (law) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts.

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