tortfeasor
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/
- Hyphenation: tort‧fea‧sor
Noun
tortfeasor (plural tortfeasors)
- (law) A person who commits a tort.
Derived terms
- cotortfeasor
Related terms
- tortfeasance
Translations
person who commits a tort
|