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

Spanish: agraviador (es) m, agresor (es) m, injuriador (es) m

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