Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tort \Tort\, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted,
   crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See {Torture}.]
   1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.]

            That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser.

   2. (Law) 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.

   {Executor de son tort}. See under {Executor}.

   {Tort feasor} (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton.

Tort \Tort\, a.
   Stretched tight; taut. [R.]

         Yet holds he them with tortestrein.      --Emerson.

Source : WordNet®

tort
     n : (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be
         brought [syn: {civil wrong}]