Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
tort, civil wrong
(noun) (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tort (plural torts)
An injury or wrong. [from the mid-13th c.]
(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from the later 16th c.]
(law, only in the plural torts) Tort law (the area of law dealing with such wrongful acts).
• (law: wrongful act): delict (Scottish law)
tort (comparative more tort, superlative most tort)
Tart; sharp.
tort (comparative torter, superlative tortest)
(obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
Shortening.
tort (plural torts)
(slang) A tortoise.
Shortening.
tort (plural torts)
(slang) A tortoiseshell (animal with coloured markings on fur).
• ROTT, Rott, TRTO, Trot, trot
Source: Wiktionary
Tort, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: 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, a.
Definition: Stretched tight; taut. [R.] Yet holds he them with tortestrein. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.