{"id":179,"date":"2026-02-25T06:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visonmultiverse.flowndeveloper.me\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:00:01","slug":"what-exactly-is-a-tort","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visonmultiverse.flowndeveloper.me\/index.php\/what-exactly-is-a-tort\/","title":{"rendered":"What Exactly is a &#8220;Tort&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"179\" class=\"elementor elementor-179\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bcb7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2bcb7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550426f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550426f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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elementor-size-default\">What Exactly is a \"Tort\"?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55261f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b55261f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The word \u2018Tort\u2019 is derived from the Latin term Tortum, which literally means \u2018twisted\u2019 or \u2018crooked.\u2019<br \/>In legal parlance, a tort is a <strong>civil wrong<\/strong>\u2014other than a breach of contract\u2014for which the court<br \/>will provide a remedy in the form of an action for damages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1e4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf1e4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike criminal law, where the state punishes you for breaking a 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