de son tort

adjective

Without authority or right (to do something).

OriginFrench de →
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Meanings

adjectivede son tort (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepostpositionallawWithout authority or right (to do something).

Origin

  1. Frenchde
  2. Englishde son tort

Borrowed from French de + son + tort, literally "of his [own] wrong".

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APA

de son tort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20son%20tort

MLA

“de son tort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20son%20tort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de son tort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20son%20tort.

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