noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
commit
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This causes no problem, as the defendant can be said to be at fault whenever he commits a tort .
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Before this defence has any role to play it must be shown that the defendant has committed a tort .
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Note that A had certainly committed no tort to C in leaving the lamps there.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both the above cases are personal injury cases and tort damages are not the only form of compensation available.
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But it is still possible to fall between tort damages and entitlement to social security.
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If the problem appears to be a novel one, it may raise the theory of general liability in tort .
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In Donoghue v. Stevenson we see the synthesis of the previous decisions on the tort of negligence.
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It is not possible to consider this scheme in a tort book and students should consult a specialist work for detail.
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This mutual exclusiveness of subjects does not hold between tort and contract.
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Where the tort is followed by a disabling illness, this must be taken into account in assessing the tortfeasor's liability.
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Where there are two successive torts, the first tortfeasor's liability is unaffected by the second tort.