tort|fea|sor

tort|fea|sor
tort|fea|sor «TRT FEE zuhr», noun.
Law. a person who is guilty of a tort; wrongdoer.
[< Old French tortfesor, tortfaiseur, < tort tort + faiseur doer < fais-, stem of faire do < Latin facere]

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