"civil wrong" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: civil wrongs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} civil wrong (plural civil wrongs)
  1. (law) A wrongful act by one person against another for which the other person may recover damages in a lawsuit; this includes tort, breach of contract, breach of trust, and breach of fiduciary duty. Categories (topical): Law Translations (wrongful act): 民事不規行為 (Chinese Mandarin), 民事不规行为 (mínshì bùguī xíngwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), 民事侵權行為 (Chinese Mandarin), 民事侵权行为 (mínshì qīnquán xíngwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), 民事不法行為 (Chinese Mandarin), 民事不法行为 (mínshì bùfǎ xíngwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), vahingonteko (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-civil_wrong-en-noun-EBMgvEgQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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