: implying or involving tort
tortious acts
tortiously
adverb
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The team's counterclaims include defamation, civil conspiracy, tortious interference and breach of contract.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Apparently, this is tortious behavior.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Real estate developer Kevin Hayes and real estate agent Tomoko Matsumoto of Hapuna Realty filed a complaint last Friday in Hawaii’s circuit court, accusing Ohtani and Balelo of tortious interference with contractual and business relations and unjust enrichment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The suit accuses Ohtani and Balelo of tortious interference and unjust enrichment.
—Jimmy Golen, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Apparently, this is tortious behavior.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Real estate developer Kevin Hayes and real estate agent Tomoko Matsumoto of Hapuna Realty filed a complaint last Friday in Hawaii’s circuit court, accusing Ohtani and Balelo of tortious interference with contractual and business relations and unjust enrichment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The suit accuses Ohtani and Balelo of tortious interference and unjust enrichment.
—Jimmy Golen, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Tortious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tortious. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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tortious
adjective
tor·tious
ˈtȯr-shəs 
: constituting a tort : recognized as a tort
a tortious act
tortious interference with contract
tortiously
adverb
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