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quasi-tort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
quasi--tort
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusual tort action on the basis of a legal doctrine that some legal duty exists which cannot be classified strictly as negligence in a personal duty resulting in a tort, nor as a contractual duty resulting in a breach of contract, but rather some other kind of duty recognizable by the law.

Etymology

From quasi- + tort.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

quasi-torts (plural)

Questions

What does quasi-tort mean?
An unusual tort action on the basis of a legal doctrine that some legal duty exists which cannot be classified strictly as negligence in a personal duty resulting in a tort, nor as a contractual duty resulting in a breach of contract, but rather some other kind of duty recognizable by the law.
Where does quasi-tort come from?
From quasi- + tort.

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