mischief vs tort

mischief

noun
  • A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property. 

  • Casual and/or flirtatious sexual acts. 

  • A playfully annoying action. 

  • A group or a pack of rats. 

  • Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance. 

  • The Devil; used as an expletive. 

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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