tortfeasance

== English == === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman tortfesance, from Old French tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesance (“act, action, deed”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːtˌfiːzəns/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ(ə)ɹtˌfiːzəns/, /ˈtɔːɹt-/ Hyphenation: tort‧fea‧sance === Noun === tortfeasance (uncountable) (chiefly law) The condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort. Synonyms: delict, misdemeanor, tort, transgression; see also Thesaurus:misdeed ==== Related terms ==== cotortfeasor tort tortfeasor tortious tortiously