noun
tortfeasor
Tortfeasor (noun) means a person who commits a tort.
noun
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A person who commits a tort.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman tortfeasor, from Old French tortfesor, tort-faiseur, torfesor, torzfesor (“wrongdoer”), from tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesor, faiseur (“doer”).
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What is the meaning of tortfeasor?
"tortfeasor" (noun) means a person who commits a tort.