"tortious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɔːʃəs/ [UK], /ˈtɔɹʃəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tortious.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more tortious [comparative], most tortious [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman torcious. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terkʷ-}}, {{bor|en|xno|torcious}} Anglo-Norman torcious Head templates: {{en-adj}} tortious (comparative more tortious, superlative most tortious)
  1. (obsolete) Wrongful; harmful. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (wrongful): wrongful
    Sense id: en-tortious-en-adj-8droVmPD Disambiguation of 'wrongful': 99 1
  2. (law) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-tortious-en-adj-9PSQlJ0L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tortious interference, tortiously, tortiousness Related terms: tort

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