injury vs tort

injury

noun
  • The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests. 

  • Damage to the body of a living thing. 

  • Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically. 

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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