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3.0 LAW OF TORT

3.1 PRINCIPLES OF TORT

3.1.1 DEFINITION

• French: Tort = wrong

• Latin: Tort = Wrong/Twist

• A wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief

may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction.

• Wrongdoings that are done by one party against another. As a

result of the wrongdoing, the injured person may take civil

action against the other party.

• Torts are civil wrongs or injury (known as law of obligations)

for which law will provide remedy.

• This remedy will be enforceable against one party to the

benefit of the other.

• It involves legal obligations from one person to another.

• In civil law, torts are grounds for lawsuits to compensate a

grieving party for any damages or injuries suffered.

• Torts are a civil action involving private parties, punishment

does not include a fine or incarceration. The punishment for

tortious acts usually involves restoring the injured party

monetarily. Sometimes a court order may force the defendant

to either do or not do something.

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