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Tort vs Topt - What's the difference?

tort | topt |

As adjectives the difference between tort and topt

is that tort is broken while topt is .

As a noun tort

is fraction.

tort

English

(wikipedia tort)

Etymology 1

Dialectal variation of (l).

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tart, sharp.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An injury or wrong.
  • * Spenser
    • that had them long opprest with tort
  • (legal) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied at civil law, usually through awarding damages.
  • (rfc-sense) The area of law dealing with such wrongful acts.
    • Synonyms
    * delict (Scottish law)
    Derived terms
    * tortious

    See also

    *

    Etymology 3

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
  • * Emerson
    • Yet holds he them with tortest rein.

    Anagrams

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    topt

    English

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