In common law, civil law, and the vast majority of other legal systems that are descended from them, a tort is any instance of harmful behavior, such as physical attack on one's person or interference with one's possessions
Civil law, and the vast majority of other legal systems that are descended from them, a tort is any instance of harmful behavior, such as physical attack on one's person or interference with one's possessions or with the use and enjoyment of one's land, economic interests (under certain conditions), honor, reputation, or privacy. The word is derived from the Latin word tortum, which means "twisted, wrung, or crooked." The idea solely covers civil wrongs that are unrelated to contracts.
For this broad and ambiguous area of the law, several legal systems employ different terms. Germans, for instance, refer to unlawful activities, and systems with French influences use the terms délits (and quasi-délits) and extra-contractual civil responsibility interchangeably.
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