TortWhat is a Tort?A tort is a wrong that involves a breach of a civil duty owed to someone else. It is differentiated from a crime, which involves a breach of a duty owed to society in general. Though many acts are both torts and crimes, prosecutions for crime are mostly the responsibility of the state, private prosecutions are rarely used; whereas any party who has been injured may bring a lawsuit for tort. Someone who commits a tortious act is known as a tortfeasor. The equivalent of tort in civil law jurisdictions is delict. | 
