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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

torto

English translation:

tort

Added to glossary by mmarta
May 27, 2010 10:09
13 yrs ago
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Italian term

torto

Italian to English Law/Patents Law (general)
This is part of a research project, and the phrase oes like this: "Piuttosto che continuare a suddividere il campo della responsabilità civile in due modelli, rigorosamente non comunicanti, ispirati al dato formale delle fonti (contratto e torto), la ricerca si propone..."
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4 +6 tort

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tort

contract or tort - the web ref below contains a simple explanation, but any good law dictionary, such as Blacks, will do.
Reference:

http://www.legal-forms-kit.com/freelegaladvice/contracts/12.html

Peer comment(s):
agree Natmarmayn (X)
1 hr
agree simon tanner : actually looks like a calque from the English (the contracts/torts division is also particularly English). Perhaps the research project is in diritti comparato. In Italian they usually talk of illecito civile when they mean what we call tort
2 hrs
Very perceptive, Simon! For "atto illecito", see also Marilina Vannuzzi's good GBK glossary entry.
agree Michele Armellini : I agree with the answer and in particular with simon tanner's explanation, above
3 hrs
agree Lorraine Buckley (X)
3 hrs
agree Ivana UK
3 hrs
agree Mr Murray (X) : About 10 years ago my Italian law students seemed confused by the word 'tort,' but more recently, they all seem to be using it as opposed to an Italian alternative. [or Maybe my pronunciation has improved.]
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