quasi-tort

noun

An unusual tort action on the basis of a legal doctrine that some legal duty exists which cannot be classified strictly as negligence in a personal duty resulting in a tort, nor as a contractual duty resulting in a breach of contract, but rather some other kind of duty recognizable by the law.

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Meanings

nounquasi-tort (plural quasi-torts)

plural quasi-torts

  1. lawAn unusual tort action on the basis of a legal doctrine that some legal duty exists which cannot be classified strictly as negligence in a personal duty resulting in a tort, nor as a contractual duty resulting in a breach of contract, but rather some other kind of duty recognizable by the law.

Origin

From quasi- + tort.

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APA

quasi-tort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-tort

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“quasi-tort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-tort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasi-tort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasi-tort.

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