{"id":33316,"date":"2026-10-01T13:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=33316"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:51:09","slug":"foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations of Tort Law: Theoretical Frameworks, Comparative Jurisprudence, and General Defenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-introduction\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The law of torts is a foundational branch of civil law. A tort is a wrongful act or omission for which the law provides a civil remedy, primarily through an action for unliquidated damages. Its principal objectives are to protect individual rights, uphold standards of reasonable care, and restore the injured party, so far as money can, to the position they would have occupied had the wrong not occurred.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Introduction\" >Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Meaning_and_Definition_of_Tort\" >Meaning and Definition of Tort<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Functions_and_Purposes_of_Tort_Law\" >Functions and Purposes of Tort Law<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Definitions_by_Leading_Scholars\" >Definitions by Leading Scholars<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#41_Sir_John_Salmond\" >4.1 Sir John Salmond<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#42_Professor_Percy_Henry_Winfield\" >4.2 Professor Percy Henry Winfield<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#43_Sir_Frederick_Pollock\" >4.3 Sir Frederick Pollock<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#44_Sir_Hugh_Fraser\" >4.4 Sir Hugh Fraser<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#45_Underhill\" >4.5 Underhill<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#46_Common_Elements_Across_the_Definitions\" >4.6 Common Elements Across the Definitions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Sir_Frederick_Pollocks_Wider_Theory_and_Its_Criticism\" >Sir Frederick Pollock\u2019s Wider Theory and Its Criticism<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#51_Pollocks_Wider_Theory_Law_of_Tort\" >5.1 Pollock\u2019s Wider Theory (Law of Tort)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#52_Main_Criticisms\" >5.2 Main Criticisms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#53_Comparative_Summary\" >5.3 Comparative Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#6_Characteristics_of_Torts\" >6. Characteristics of Torts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Essential_Elements_of_a_Tort\" >Essential Elements of a Tort<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#71_Wrongful_Act_or_Omission\" >7.1 Wrongful Act or Omission<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#72_Legal_Damage_Injuria\" >7.2 Legal Damage (Injuria)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#721_Injuria_Sine_Damno_Right_Violated_Without_Material_Loss\" >7.2.1 Injuria Sine Damno (Right Violated Without Material Loss)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#722_Damnum_Sine_Injuria_Material_Harm_Without_Right_Violation\" >7.2.2 Damnum Sine Injuria (Material Harm Without Right Violation)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#73_Legal_Remedy\" >7.3 Legal Remedy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Differences_Between_Tort_and_Crime\" >Differences Between Tort and Crime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Differences_Between_Tort_Breach_of_Contract_and_Breach_of_Trust\" >Differences Between Tort, Breach of Contract and Breach of Trust<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Differences_Between_Tort_and_Quasi-Contract\" >Differences Between Tort and Quasi-Contract<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#General_Defences_in_Tort\" >General Defences in Tort<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#111_Volenti_Non_Fit_Injuria\" >11.1 Volenti Non Fit Injuria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#112_Inevitable_Accident\" >11.2 Inevitable Accident<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#113_Act_of_God\" >11.3 Act of God<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#114_Necessity\" >11.4 Necessity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#115_Private_Defence\" >11.5 Private Defence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#116_Plaintiffs_Default_Including_Contributory_Negligence\" >11.6 Plaintiff\u2019s Default (Including Contributory Negligence)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundations-of-tort-law-theoretical-frameworks-comparative-jurisprudence-and-general-defences\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-meaning-and-definition-of-tort\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meaning_and_Definition_of_Tort\"><\/span>Meaning and Definition of Tort<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word \u201ctort\u201d derives from the French tort (wrong) and the Latin tortum (twisted or crooked). In civil proceedings, a successful tort claim ordinarily results in unliquidated damages\u2014compensation assessed by the court rather than fixed in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tort is a civil wrong. When one person commits a wrongful act or omission that causes legal injury to another, the injured party may sue the wrongdoer for civil redress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In simple terms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tort is a civil wrong for which the law provides a remedy, usually in the form of damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> If A drives carelessly and injures B, A may be liable to B in the tort of negligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-functions-and-purposes-of-tort-law\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Functions_and_Purposes_of_Tort_Law\"><\/span>Functions and Purposes of Tort Law<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tort law compensates victims for civil wrongs arising from the breach of a non-contractual legal duty, seeking to restore the injured party as nearly as possible to their pre-wrong position. By imposing financial liability (unliquidated damages) and granting injunctive relief, it deters negligent, reckless, or intentional misconduct and promotes reasonable care. It also allocates losses fairly, protects personal and property rights (including reputation, bodily integrity and quiet enjoyment of land), and reaffirms fundamental legal rights through civil remedies without creating public criminal liability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-definitions-by-leading-scholars\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definitions_by_Leading_Scholars\"><\/span>Definitions by Leading Scholars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(These definitions arise primarily from the English common-law tradition that underpins tort law in India and many other jurisdictions.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-4-1-sir-john-salmond\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"41_Sir_John_Salmond\"><\/span>4.1 Sir John Salmond<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA tort is a civil wrong for which the remedy is a common law action for unliquidated damages, and which is not exclusively the breach of a contract or the breach of a trust or other merely equitable obligation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salmond treated the law of torts as a collection of specific, recognized wrongs (the &#8220;pigeonhole&#8221; theory) rather than a single general principle of liability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-4-2-professor-percy-henry-winfield\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"42_Professor_Percy_Henry_Winfield\"><\/span>4.2 Professor Percy Henry Winfield<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTortious liability arises from the breach of a duty primarily fixed by the law; this duty is towards persons generally, and its breach is redressible by an action for unliquidated damages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winfield emphasized that the duty is imposed by law (not by agreement) and is owed to persons generally. He favored a broader \u201claw of tort\u201d approach under which liability may arise whenever a legally protected interest is wrongfully infringed, subject to justifications or excuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-4-3-sir-frederick-pollock\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"43_Sir_Frederick_Pollock\"><\/span>4.3 Sir Frederick Pollock<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pollock offered a more analytical description:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every tort is an act or omission (not merely the breach of a duty arising out of a personal relation or undertaken by contract) that is related in one of the following ways to harm suffered by a determinate person (including interference with an absolute right, whether or not measurable damage occurs):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(a) an act that, without lawful justification or excuse, is intended to cause harm and does cause it;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(b) an act contrary to law, or an omission of a specific legal duty, which causes unintended harm;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(c) an act violating an absolute right, treated as wrongful regardless of the actor\u2019s intention or knowledge;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(d) an act or omission causing harm that the actor did not intend but might and should with diligence have foreseen and prevented;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(e) in special cases, merely failing to avoid or prevent harm that the party was bound to avoid or prevent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pollock supported a wider view of tortious liability based on the wrongful infringement of rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-4-4-sir-hugh-fraser\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"44_Sir_Hugh_Fraser\"><\/span>4.4 Sir Hugh Fraser<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTort is an infringement of a right in rem of a private individual giving a right of compensation at the suit of the injured party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fraser focused on the nature of the right violated\u2014a right available against the world at large rather than a right in personam available only against a specific person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-4-5-underhill\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"45_Underhill\"><\/span>4.5 Underhill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn act or omission which, independent of contract, is unauthorized by law, and results either in the infringement of some absolute right to which another is entitled, or in the infliction upon him of some substantial loss of money, health, or material comfort, beyond that suffered by the rest of the public, and which infringement or infliction of loss is remediable by an action for damages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-4-6-common-elements-across-the-definitions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"46_Common_Elements_Across_the_Definitions\"><\/span>4.6 Common Elements Across the Definitions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tort is a civil wrong (distinct from crime).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is independent of contract and not exclusively a breach of trust or other equitable obligation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The primary remedy is an action for unliquidated damages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liability arises from the breach of a duty fixed by law (generally owed to persons at large) or the infringement of a legal right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No single definition is universally perfect. Scholars distinguish between Salmond\u2019s narrower \u201claw of torts\u201d (specific recognized categories) and the broader \u201claw of tort\u201d approach associated with Pollock and Winfield. In India, Section 2(m) of the Limitation Act, 1963, defines &#8220;tort&#8221; simply as \u201ca civil wrong which is not exclusively a breach of contract or breach of trust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-sir-frederick-pollock-s-wider-theory-and-its-criticism\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sir_Frederick_Pollocks_Wider_Theory_and_Its_Criticism\"><\/span>Sir Frederick Pollock\u2019s Wider Theory and Its Criticism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-5-1-pollock-s-wider-theory-law-of-tort\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"51_Pollocks_Wider_Theory_Law_of_Tort\"><\/span>5.1 Pollock\u2019s Wider Theory (Law of Tort)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pollock rejected the closed list of specific wrongs. He maintained that tort law rests on a general principle: every person owes a duty not to inflict intentional or unjustified harm upon another without a legally recognized excuse or justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Under this view:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tort law is dynamic and capable of expanding to meet novel forms of injury.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Courts may recognize new torts without needing a pre-existing &#8220;pigeonhole.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The discipline is treated as a unified \u201cLaw of Tort\u201d rather than a mere collection of disconnected \u201cTorts.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-5-2-main-criticisms\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"52_Main_Criticisms\"><\/span>5.2 Main Criticisms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lack of certainty:<\/strong> Declaring all unjustified harm actionable creates unclear boundaries, making it difficult for individuals and businesses to predict liability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historical inaccuracy:<\/strong> Common law developed incrementally through specific forms of action (writs), not from a single pre-existing general principle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Risk of judicial overreach:<\/strong> Creating new heads of liability is better left to the legislature than to judges acting on notions of \u201cunjustified harm.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-5-3-comparative-summary\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"53_Comparative_Summary\"><\/span>5.3 Comparative Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Salmond\u2019s Theory (Pigeon-Hole)<\/th><th>Pollock &amp; Winfield\u2019s Theory (Wider)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Core View<\/th><td>\u201cLaw of &#8220;Torts&#8221;\u2014closed list of specific wrongs<\/td><td>\u201cLaw of &#8220;Tort&#8221;\u2014general principle of liability<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Approach<\/th><td>Plaintiff must fit the wrong into a recognized category.<\/td><td>Defendant must show legal justification for the harm caused<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Primary Virtue<\/th><td>Certainty, predictability, and stability<\/td><td>Adaptability, fairness, and capacity for modern development<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-6-characteristics-of-torts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Characteristics_of_Torts\"><\/span>6. Characteristics of Torts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Civil wrong:<\/strong> A private wrong against an individual or their property, not a public wrong against society.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infringement of a right in rem:<\/strong> The duty is owed to the world at large.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Duty imposed by law:<\/strong> The obligation arises directly from law, not from agreement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unliquidated damages:<\/strong> The primary remedy is compensation assessed by the court.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Violation of a legal right (injuria):<\/strong> Requires infringement of a recognized legal right, whether or not actual financial loss occurs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Uncodified \/ judge-made law:<\/strong> Developed principally through common-law precedents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No privity required:<\/strong> A claimant may sue without any prior contractual relationship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Redressable by civil action:<\/strong> The injured party sues as plaintiff for damages, injunction or other civil remedies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dynamic and expanding:<\/strong> Courts may recognize new forms of liability to meet changing social needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-essential-elements-of-a-tort\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Essential_Elements_of_a_Tort\"><\/span>Essential Elements of a Tort<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three elements must ordinarily be present:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-7-1-wrongful-act-or-omission\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"71_Wrongful_Act_or_Omission\"><\/span>7.1 Wrongful Act or Omission<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There must be an act or a failure to act that is legally wrongful. An act is a positive doing; an omission is a failure to do something the law requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> Careless driving that injures another person is a wrongful act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-7-2-legal-damage-injuria\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"72_Legal_Damage_Injuria\"><\/span>7.2 Legal Damage (Injuria)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plaintiff must prove injuria\u2014the violation of a legally protected right. Actual financial or physical loss is not essential; the law presumes damage once a legal right is infringed. Two foundational maxims govern this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-7-2-1-injuria-sine-damno-right-violated-without-material-loss\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"721_Injuria_Sine_Damno_Right_Violated_Without_Material_Loss\"><\/span>7.2.1 Injuria Sine Damno (Right Violated Without Material Loss)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actionable per se. Infringement of a legal right itself constitutes a tort, even without pecuniary or physical harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ashby v. White (1703):<\/strong> Preventing a qualified voter from casting his ballot violated a constitutional right and was actionable, despite no tangible loss (his preferred candidate still won).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-7-2-2-damnum-sine-injuria-material-harm-without-right-violation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"722_Damnum_Sine_Injuria_Material_Harm_Without_Right_Violation\"><\/span>7.2.2 Damnum Sine Injuria (Material Harm Without Right Violation)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not actionable. Mere financial, physical, or commercial loss creates no tort claim unless a recognized legal right is infringed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gloucester Grammar School Case (1410):<\/strong> Opening a rival school caused the plaintiff severe financial loss through fee competition, yet lawful trade competition infringes no legal right and is therefore non-actionable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-7-3-legal-remedy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"73_Legal_Remedy\"><\/span>7.3 Legal Remedy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wrongful act must be one for which the law provides a remedy. The most common remedy is damages (monetary compensation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Basic formula:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wrongful act + Legal injury + Legal remedy = Tort<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-differences-between-tort-and-crime\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_Between_Tort_and_Crime\"><\/span>Differences Between Tort and Crime<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Parameter<\/th><th>Tort<\/th><th>Crime<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Nature of Wrong<\/th><td>Private\/civil wrong against an individual or property<\/td><td>Public wrong against society and the state<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Parties<\/th><td>Plaintiff (injured party) v. Defendant (wrongdoer)<\/td><td>State\/Prosecution v. Accused<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Initiation of Action<\/th><td>Suit filed by the injured party<\/td><td>Proceedings ordinarily initiated by the State<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Primary Objective<\/th><td>Compensation of the victim<\/td><td>Punishment of the offender and deterrence<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Primary Remedy<\/th><td>Unliquidated damages or injunction<\/td><td>Imprisonment, fine, or other penal sanctions<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Standard of Proof<\/th><td>Preponderance of probabilities<\/td><td>Beyond reasonable doubt<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Governing Law<\/th><td>Mostly uncodified (precedents and common law)<\/td><td>Codified (e.g., Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Intention (Mens Rea)<\/th><td>Not always necessary (negligence, strict liability)<\/td><td>Generally essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Settlement<\/th><td>Generally compoundable between parties<\/td><td>Generally non-compoundable (subject to statutory exceptions)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Forum<\/th><td>Civil courts<\/td><td>Criminal courts<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Limitation<\/th><td>Subject to the Limitation Act<\/td><td>Generally, no limitation (subject to specific statutory provisions)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Effect of Death<\/th><td>Legal representatives may usually be sued (exceptions exist)<\/td><td>Death of the accused ordinarily ends prosecution<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-differences-between-tort-breach-of-contract-and-breach-of-trust\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_Between_Tort_Breach_of_Contract_and_Breach_of_Trust\"><\/span>Differences Between Tort, Breach of Contract and Breach of Trust<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Parameter<\/th><th>Tort<\/th><th>Breach of Contract<\/th><th>Breach of Trust<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Origin of Duty<\/th><td>Imposed by law<\/td><td>Created by agreement<\/td><td>Arises from fiduciary relationship \/ entrustment<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nature of Duty<\/th><td>Owed to persons generally (in rem)<\/td><td>Owed to specific parties (in personam)<\/td><td>Owed by trustee to beneficiaries<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Prerequisite<\/th><td>No prior relationship needed<\/td><td>Valid enforceable contract required<\/td><td>Entrustment of property or confidence<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nature of Wrong<\/th><td>Pure civil wrong<\/td><td>Pure civil wrong<\/td><td>May be civil and\/or criminal<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Primary Remedy<\/th><td>Unliquidated damages \/ injunction<\/td><td>Damages (often liquidated) or specific performance<\/td><td>Restitution, account of profits, or criminal sanctions<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Relevance of Intention<\/th><td>Not always necessary<\/td><td>Irrelevant (failure to perform suffices)<\/td><td>Dishonest intention essential for criminal breach<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Governing Law<\/th><td>Mostly uncodified<\/td><td>Indian Contract Act, 1872<\/td><td>Indian Trusts Act, 1882 &amp; BNS (criminal aspects)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Privity<\/th><td>Not required<\/td><td>Generally required<\/td><td>Beneficiaries may enforce without direct contract<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Core Objective<\/th><td>Restore victim to pre-injury position<\/td><td>Place non-breaching party as if contract performed<\/td><td>Protect trust assets and prevent unjust enrichment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-differences-between-tort-and-quasi-contract\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_Between_Tort_and_Quasi-Contract\"><\/span>Differences Between Tort and Quasi-Contract<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Parameter<\/th><th>Tort<\/th><th>Quasi-Contract<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Origin of Liability<\/th><td>Imposed to prevent wrongful harm<\/td><td>Imposed to prevent unjust enrichment<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Primary Objective<\/th><td>Compensate for loss caused by wrongful act<\/td><td>Restore benefit wrongfully retained<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nature of Duty<\/th><td>Owed to persons generally (in rem)<\/td><td>Owed to a specific person (in personam)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nature of Wrong<\/th><td>Civil wrong (intentional or negligent)<\/td><td>Not a true wrong; fictional obligation created by law<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Nature of Remedy<\/th><td>Unliquidated damages<\/td><td>Restitution or quantum meruit (fixed or ascertainable sum)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Relevance of Harm<\/th><td>Requires legal injury (injuria)<\/td><td>Requires unjust benefit retained by defendant<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Consent<\/th><td>Neither party consents<\/td><td>Neither party consents; obligation imposed by law<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Statutory Framework<\/th><td>Mostly uncodified<\/td><td>Codified (ss. 68\u201372, Indian Contract Act, 1872)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-general-defences-in-tort\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_Defences_in_Tort\"><\/span>General Defences in Tort<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A defendant may escape or reduce liability by establishing a recognised general defence even where the claimant has suffered harm. The principal defences are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-11-1-volenti-non-fit-injuria\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"111_Volenti_Non_Fit_Injuria\"><\/span>11.1 Volenti Non Fit Injuria<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo a willing person, no injury is done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defence applies when the plaintiff knowingly and freely consented to the particular risk. The defendant must ordinarily show both knowledge of the risk and free acceptance of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> A voluntary participant in a boxing match who suffers an ordinary injury within the rules of the sport cannot ordinarily recover damages for that injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defence does not cover risks of which the plaintiff was unaware or to which the plaintiff did not consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-11-2-inevitable-accident\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"112_Inevitable_Accident\"><\/span>11.2 Inevitable Accident<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An accident that could not have been prevented even by the exercise of reasonable care. The defendant must show absence of negligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> A driver exercising due care suffers a sudden and unforeseeable mechanical failure that causes an accident; the defence may succeed if negligence is disproved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-11-3-act-of-god\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"113_Act_of_God\"><\/span>11.3 Act of God<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An extraordinary natural event that could not reasonably have been anticipated or guarded against by human prudence (e.g., unprecedented floods, earthquakes or exceptionally severe storms).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ordinary natural events that could reasonably have been anticipated do not qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Distinction:<\/strong> An Act of God is caused by an extraordinary natural force; inevitable accident is the broader category of any unavoidable mishap occurring despite reasonable care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-11-4-necessity\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"114_Necessity\"><\/span>11.4 Necessity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An act that would otherwise be wrongful is excused if done to prevent a greater harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> Breaking a door to rescue a person trapped in a fire may be justified by necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-11-5-private-defence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"115_Private_Defence\"><\/span>11.5 Private Defence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every person has a natural right to use reasonable force to protect their own person, property, or another person against an unlawful threat. This right is recognised and regulated under Sections 34\u201344 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. In tort, private defence is a complete defence that absolves the defendant of civil liability for acts (such as assault, battery or trespass) that would otherwise be actionable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Core requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The threat must be immediate or ongoing. Force used after the danger has ceased is retaliation, not defence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The force employed must be reasonable and proportionate to the apprehended harm. Excessive force forfeits the defence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> If A attacks B with a stick, B may use reasonable force to disarm or restrain A. Continued severe beating after A has been disarmed and the danger has ended cannot be justified as private defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-11-6-plaintiff-s-default-including-contributory-negligence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"116_Plaintiffs_Default_Including_Contributory_Negligence\"><\/span>11.6 Plaintiff\u2019s Default (Including Contributory Negligence)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plaintiff\u2019s own negligence or wrongful conduct that contributed to the harm may reduce or extinguish the claim, according to the applicable rules of contributory or comparative negligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> Where both the driver and the pedestrian fail to take reasonable care and an accident results, the pedestrian\u2019s own negligence may diminish recoverable compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The law of torts remains an indispensable pillar of civil jurisprudence. It balances individual rights with social responsibility by ensuring that unliquidated damages and equitable remedies restore injured parties while deterring unreasonable conduct. Operating on the tripartite foundation of a wrongful act or omission, actionable legal injury (injuria), and an available judicial remedy, tort law distinguishes itself from criminal law, contractual obligations, quasi-contracts and breaches of trust through its predominantly uncodified character, duties owed in rem, and court-assessed compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether approached through Salmond\u2019s structured \u201cpigeon-hole\u201d theory or the more expansive \u201cwider theory\u201d associated with Pollock and Winfield, the discipline preserves equilibrium by recognising essential general defences\u2014volenti non fit injuria, inevitable accident, Act of God, necessity, private defence, and plaintiff\u2019s default\u2014so that liability is imposed only where true legal responsibility, unexcused by recognised justification, exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links yoast-seo-related-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/foundation-of-tortious-liability-from-salmonds-narrow-theory-to-pollocks-wider-view\/\">Foundation of Tortious Liability: From Salmond\u2019s Narrow Theory to Pollock\u2019s Wider View<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/origin-and-evolution-of-the-law-of-torts-in-india-from-english-common-law-to-constitutional-and-social-justice-jurisprudence\/\">Origin and Evolution of the Law of Torts in India: From English Common Law to Constitutional and Social Justice Jurisprudence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-uncompensated-loss-analyzing-the-doctrine-of-damnum-sine-injuria-in-tort-law\/\">The Uncompensated Loss: Analyzing the Doctrine of Damnum Sine Injuria in Tort Law<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-vindication-of-rights-a-juristic-analysis-of-injuria-sine-damno-in-the-law-of-torts\/\">The Vindication of Rights: A Juristic Analysis of Injuria Sine Damno in the Law of Torts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-architecture-of-tort-law-definitions-distinctions-and-judicial-applications\/\">The Architecture of Tort Law: Definitions, Distinctions, and Judicial Applications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The law of torts is a foundational branch of civil law. 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