TortWordNet Explorer
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noun
(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
Words in this synset: civil_wrong
noun
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
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the collection of rules imposed by authority
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a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse
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the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
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a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
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a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person