(n.) Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury.
(a.) Stretched tight; taut.
Example Sentences:
(1) The difficulty has been increased with the recent Supreme Court decision which it ruled the Alien Tort Claims Act does not apply outside of the country and dismissed a case against Royal Dutch Shell.
(2) A simple one clause Abolition of Privacy Bill: "The tort of misuse of private information is hereby abolished" might be thought to be sufficient.
(3) The torted testes of the sixty-minute group receiving RP-30A revealed a significant difference (decrease) in uptake indicating that RP-30A may be a more sensitive tracer in detecting testicular blood flow changes in early testicular torsion.
(4) For example, tort liability expansion was primarily instituted to compel a greater provision of liability insurance, not to reward stress claims.
(5) Change is in the wind, and our tort system will be blown away on the winds of change for change's sake unless we participate in correcting deficiencies in the tort system and civil jury trial process."
(6) The relationship of the doctor to the private patient is governed by the law of contract and in a particular case may impose a greater duty on the doctor than that imposed by tort.
(7) Traditional views in the areas of contract and tort, with some comments on the current changes in that law, are described.
(8) There have been numerous theoretical analyses of statistical proof of injury in toxic tort cases.
(9) The tinkering with the tort system following the 1975 malpractice crisis will not ease the constantly increasing cost burden on the health care delivery system.
(10) This paper explores the way in which the principles of tort law might define primary and secondary liability for these new health professionals.
(11) Recommendations were also put forward that no damages should be permitted for non-pecuniary loss during the first 3 months and that the full value of the social security benefits should be deductible from all tort damages.
(12) The costs of a compensation system for medical injury regardless of fault could be met by eliminating the friction costs of the tort system, and would be helped by establishing national health insurance.
(13) The authors trace these developments in the legal arena in both tort actions and complaints under civil rights statutes.
(14) This paper explores the foregoing issues, discusses medical versus legal concepts of causation, outlines the legal tests for admissibility of novel scientific evidence (including Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the Frye test of general acceptance by the relevant scientific community), and presents a toxic tort case in which expert psychiatric testimony addressed the issue of causation of schizophrenia.
(15) In 1984, the New Jersey Supreme Court became the first high court to impose liability successfully upon social hosts for the torts of their intoxicated adult guests.
(16) Even if the counselor is not directly employed by the professional, so that the tort doctrine of respondeat superior would not pertain, other ties could cause either a direct agency or an ostensible agency doctrine to attach.
(17) It is also emphasised that the improvements in the tort system, in accountability, and in data collection for risk management purposes are essential adjuncts to any such compensation scheme.
(18) These suits come under the category of tort law, where damages are sought to compensate those whose interests have been harmed.
(19) The authors discuss difficulties that arise with the current system of tort liability and argue that a no-fault compensation program is warranted.
(20) He can't see how that could be done without withdrawing from the Council of Euopre and therefore leaving the EU itself • Introducing a statutory tort of privacy • Have a new 'privacy regime' under a statutory regulator • Steady as she goes – leaving judges to develop the law.
Torta
Definition:
(n.) a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tortas de pierna (roast pork leg), pollo (chicken) or pavo ahumado (smoked turkey) are worth the 10-minute walk from the Zócalo.
(3) Tortas Been is located inside an odd pasaje , or indoor passage, which is also home to several stores selling Mexican folkloric costumes.
(4) Histologic examination of the hair roots showed trichorrhexis invaginata (bamboo hair), trichorrhexis invaginata torta and pili torti.
(5) The black pudding and apple empanadas are good but the crisp, sugary Inés Rosales tortas de aceite , topped with tomato, goat’s cheese and salty anchovies, then grilled, are fabulous.
(6) Torta (the Mexican club sandwich) Mention the word "torta" to any chilango (someone who comes from Mexico City) and you will see a faraway look come over them as they are transported back to the torta stands that line the streets of the capital.
(7) Vegetarian torta Layer the sandwich up with grilled courgettes, mushrooms or grilled corn, sliced from the cob.
(8) A much-loved locale that sold tortas de la barda (a sandwich made with ham and beans) was burnt to the ground.
(9) • Avenida Amsterdam 135, near Michoacán, Condesa, open Mon-Sat 11am- 6pm Tortas: Tortas Been Torta street food, Mexico City Photograph: Nicholas Gilman The torta , Mexico's version of the sandwich, is quintessentially Mexico City.