tortfeasor in the PONS Dictionary

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Importantly, however, the civil wrong must be an actionable one, resulting in liability on the part of the wrongdoer or tortfeasor.
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But for a tortfeasor's grandmother's birth, the relevant tortious conduct would not have occurred.
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A tortfeasor, even if only 1% at fault, is the better party to shoulder the burden if the primarily responsible party is unable to compensate the victim fully.
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The defendant in a tort suit is called the tortfeasor, and most often, financial compensation is what tort victims acquire.
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In either of the above situations, the tortfeasor's conduct must be intentional.
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The court determined that since the alleged tortfeasors were civilian employees of the government, rather than military employees, judicial second-guessing of the civilian's conduct would not adversely affect military discipline.
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Fourth, the inability to point to a specific tortfeasor must not be the plaintiff's fault.
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This legally obliges the tortfeasor to stop or reduce the activity causing the nuisance and its breach could, potentially, be a criminal offence.
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If someone has an accident then they have a statistical 8% chance of finding a tortfeasor responsible for their injury.
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The same goes for tortfeasors in tort law, if one needs to prove a high level of "mens rea" to obtain punitive damages.
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