tortfeasance
5 synonyms for tortfeasance, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (law) The act of committing a civil wrong against someone.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Came from Anglo-Norman tortfesance, which developed from Old French tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) plus fesance (“act, action, deed”).
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