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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-396/
- Published: 2021-02-26T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-12T00:32:26.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

The word for today is…

tort (noun)

– : a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tort?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Tort came into English straight from French many centuries ago, and it still looks a little odd. Its root meaning of “twisted” (as opposed to “straight”) obviously came to mean “wrong” (as opposed to “right”). Every first-year law student takes a course in the important subject of torts. Torts include all the so-called “product-liability” cases, against manufacturers of cars, household products, children’s toys, and so on. They also cover dog bites, slander and libel, and a huge variety of other very personal cases of injury, both mental and physical—Torts class is never dull. If you’re sued for a tort and lose, you usually have to pay “damages”—that is, a sum of money—to the person who you wronged.

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