late 14c., "wrongful, illegal," from Anglo-French torcious (14c.), from stem of torcion, literally "a twisting," from Late Latin tortionem (see torsion, and compare tort). Meaning "pertaining to a tort" is from 1540s.
实用例句
1. It is necessary and possible to establish a legal system of spousal tortious liability in China.
夫妻间侵权责任具有与一般侵权责任不同的特征.
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2. First, it is desirable to define the nature of liability about false statement as tortious liability.
