"torts" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɔːts/ [Received-Pronunciation], /toɹts/ [General-American]
enPR: tô(ɹ)ts [General-American] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ts Etymology: From tort + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plurals of nouns). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|pluralia tantum}} pluralia tantum, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{suffix|en|tort|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos2=suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plurals of nouns}} tort + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plurals of nouns) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} torts pl (plural only)
  1. (law) Synonym of tort law (“the area of law dealing with wrongful acts, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to contracts, which cause injuries and can be remedied in civil courts, usually through the awarding of damages”) Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: tort law [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-torts-en-noun-fHfEJ5sm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum), Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 96 4 Topics: law

Noun

IPA: /tɔːts/ [Received-Pronunciation], /toɹts/ [General-American]
enPR: tô(ɹ)ts [General-American] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ts Etymology: From tort + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plurals of nouns). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|pluralia tantum}} pluralia tantum, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{suffix|en|tort|s|id2=pluralia tantum|pos2=suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plurals of nouns}} tort + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plurals of nouns) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} torts
  1. plural of tort Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tort
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