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Tort definition

Tort means Delict
Tort means a legal wrong, independent of contract, involving violation of a duty imposed by general law or otherwise, resulting in a loss to any person, association or corporation as the proximate result of an act or omission of a political subdivision or the state or an employee acting within the scope of employment.

Examples of Tort in a sentence

  • Sourcewell’s responsibility will be governed by the State of Minnesota’s Tort Liability Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 466) and other applicable law.

  • XXXX’s contribution amount in any instance is capped to the same extent it would have been capped under Oregon law, including but not limited to the Oregon Tort Claims Act, ORS 30.260 to 30.300, if ODOT had sole liability in the proceeding.

  • Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or construed to waive any legal defense which may be available to a party or any exemption, limitation or exception which may be provided by the Governmental Tort Claims Act.

  • Subject to the limitations of the Oregon Constitution (Article XI, Section 7) and the Oregon Tort Claims Act (ORS 30.260 through 30.300), Agency shall indemnify and defend District from and against all liability, loss, and costs arising out of or resulting from the acts of Agency, its officers, employees, and agents in the performance of this Contract.

  • The DEPARTMENT and COUNTY hereby mutually agree that each is and may be held severally liable for any and all claims, demands, and suits in law or equity, of any nature whatsoever, paying for damages or otherwise, arising from any negligent act or omission of any of their respective employees, agents or contractors which may occur during the prosecution or performance of this Agreement to the extent provided in the Governmental Tort Claims Act.


More Definitions of Tort

Tort means a legal wrong, independent of contract,
Tort means any legal wrong, breach of duty, or negligent or unlawful act or omission proximately causing injury or damage to another.
Tort means any legal wrong, breach of duty, or negligent or unlawful act
Tort means a civil wrong which is not exclusively the breach of a contract or the breach of a trust;
Tort means any breach of duty or any negligent act or omission proximately causing injury or damage to another. The standard of care required of every health care provider, except a hospital, in rendering professional services or health care to a patient, shall be to exercise that degree of skill ordinarily employed, under similar circumstances, by the members of his profession in good standing in the same community or locality, and to use reasonable care and diligence, along with his best judgment, in the application of his skill.
Tort shall include “extracontractual liability,” (k) “xxxxxx” shall include “depositor” and “bailee” shall include “depositary,” (l) “goods” shall include “corporeal movable property” other than chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, money and securities, (m) an “agent” shall include a “mandatary,” (n) “construction liens” shall include “legal hypothecs in favour of persons having taken part in the construction or renovation of an immovable,” (o) “joint and several” shall include “solidary,” (p) “gross negligence or willful misconduct” shall be deemed to be “intentional or gross fault,” (q) “beneficial ownership” shall include “ownership” and “legal title” shall include holding title on behalf of an owner as mandatary or xxxxx-nom”; (r) “easement” shall include “servitude,” (s) “priority” shall include “prior claim” or “rank,” as applicable; (t) “survey” shall include “certificate of location and plan,” (u) “state” shall include “province,”
Tort means in breach of contract. 1.27 “Turnkey” means a procurement process where one service