Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Word of the week

tortiously:
of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.

tort: a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.

"On appeal plaintiff attempts to distinguish between publication of confidential
information lawfully obtained by the press and that obtained tortiously."

The arresting officer was reprimanded for his tortious treatment of the suspect.

No comments: