Comparative law notes
"Tortious act" is narrower in meaning than "delito civil" because it refers only to civil wrongs other than breach of contract ("ilícito civil extracontratual").
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- ato ilícito
- delito civil
- ato ilícito civil
tortious act means:
- tort
- civil wrong
- tortious act
- tortious action
delito civil means:
delito civil
substantivo
partial
tortious act
noun
Definitions of tortious act
(COMMON LAW SYSTEMS) a wrongful act that is considered to be a tort (=wrongful or unlawful injury or damage that is not the result of a crime or which is tried in the civil courts)
The plaintiff is claiming that she suffered emotional distress, shame, fear and great mental anguish as a result of the defendant's tortious act.