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Tort [fr. tortus, Lat.], an injury or wrong independent of contract, as by assault, libel, malicious prosecution, negligence, slander, or trespass (see those titles). Actions are divided into actions in contract and actions in tort: see as to county Court jurisdiction in actions of tort when claim is under 100l. (except libel, slander seduction). See County Courts Act, 1934, s. 40, and as to costs of actions of tort commenced in High Court which could have been commenced in County Court, see s. 47, and COUNTY COURT. An action founded on tort was Tort [fr. tortus, Lat.], an injury or wrong independent of contract, as by assault, libel, malicious prosecution, negligence, slander, or trespass (see those titles). Actions are divided into actions in contract and actions in tort: see as to county Court jurisdiction in actions of tort when claim is under 100l. (except libel, slander seduction). See County Courts Act, 1934, s. 40, and as to costs of actions of tort commenced in High Court whic...
Injury
Injury, any damage done to another, either in his person, rights, reputation, or property, for which an action lies at law.Injury has been defined in s. 44 of the Penal Code as denoting 'any harm whatever illegally caused to any person, in body mind, reputation or property, S. Harnam Singh v. State (Delhi Admn), AIR 1976 SC 2140 (2145): (1976) 2 SCC 819. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 44)The word 'injury' denotes any harm whatever illegally caused to any person, in body, mind, reputation or propery. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 44)Injury, Black's Law Dictionary contains the definition for the word 'Injury' (at p. 706 in the 5th Edn.) as 'any wrong or damage done to another either to his person, rights reputation or property'. The alternative meaning given therein is: 'The invasion of any legally protected interest of another'.Injury as 'any harm whatever, illegally caused to any person in body, mind, reputation or property'. [See Indian Penal Code, 1860] word 'Injury' in s. 23 of the Contract Act shou...
Irreparable injury
Irreparable injury, in that sense would have established injury which the plaintiff is likely to suffer, Ramdev Food Products (P) Ltd. v. Arvindbhai Rambhai Patel, (2006) 8 SCC 726.Irreparable injury, means only that the injury must be a material one, namely one that cannot be adequately compensated by way of damages, Dalpat Kumar v. Prahalad Singh, AIR 1993 SC 276 (277): (1992) 1 SCC 719 (720). [Civil P.C., (5 of 1908), O. 39, R. 1(c)]...
Personal injuries
Personal injuries, do not mean injuries to the body alone but all injuries to a person other than those which cause death and that the relevant words must be read ejusdem generis with the words 'defamation and assault' and not with the assault alone, M. Veerappa v. Evelyn Sequeira, AIR 1988 SC 506: (1988) 1 SCC 556. [Indian Succession Act, 1925, s. 306]Personal injuries, includes any disease and any impairment of a person's physical or mental condition. [Interest Act, 1978, s. 2 (d)]...
Wrong, injury and damage
Wrong, injury and damage, the word 'wrong' in ordinary legal language means and signifies 'privation of right'. An act is wrongful if it infringes the legal right of another, and 'actionable' means nothing else than that if affords grounds for action in law. 'Ordinarily, the word 'injury' is used in the same sense of actionable wrong, while 'damage' in contrast with injury means loss or harm occurring in fact whether actionable as injury or not, State of Tripura v. Province of Bengal, AIR 1995 1 SC 23 (39)...
great bodily injury
great bodily injury : physical injury suffered by the victim of a violent crime that causes a substantial risk of death, extended loss or impairment of a body part or function, or permanent disfigurement : physical injury that is more serious than that ordinarily suffered in a battery ...
irreparable injury
irreparable injury : serious injury to a party that justifies relief esp. by preliminary injunction called also irreparable damage irreparable harm NOTE: Typical irreparable injury is not remediable by monetary compensation. ...
personal injury
personal injury : an injury to one's body, mind, or emotions ;broadly : an injury that is not to one's property ...
serious bodily injury
serious bodily injury : bodily injury which involves substantial risk of death, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ or mental faculty compare bodily injury ...
toxic tort
toxic tort : a tort in which there is personal injury or property damage due to exposure to toxic substances ...
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