TORTIOUS


Meaning of TORTIOUS in English

— tortiously , adv.

/tawr"sheuhs/ , adj. Law.

of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.

[ 1350-1400; ME torcious torci ( on ) TORSION + -ous -OUS; meaning influenced by TORT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .