Definitions of "Tort"

Here are some of the important definitions of "Tort" lets see -

1) Salmond-
           "Tort is civil wrong, for which remedy is a common law action for unliquidated damages, and which is not exclusivel breach of contract or breach of trust, or other merely equitable obligations".

2) Ratanlal and Dhirajlal-
                "Tort is civil wrong, independent of breach of contact for which the appropriate remedy is an action for unliquidated damages".

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