Comparative law notes
"Tort" 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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delito civil means:
substantivo
partial
noun
"Tort" is narrower in meaning than "delito civil" because it refers only to civil wrongs other than breach of contract ("ilícito civil extracontratual").
wrongful or unlawful injury or damage that is not the result of a crime or which is tried in the civil courts
He was sued and found liable for the tort of unlawful imprisonment.