guilt vs tort

guilt

noun
  • Responsibility for wrongdoing. 

  • The regret of having done wrong. 

  • The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings. 

verb
  • To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour. 

tort

noun
  • A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. 

adj
  • Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”) 

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