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Tort Liability

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Tort Liability

 

(noncontract liability), in civil law, the liability that arises as the result of one person’s causing property damage to another. Tort liability is distinguished from civil-law liability, which arises as a result of the violation of contract obligations. Tort liability is based on the tort, which gives rise to the so-called noncontract obligation on the basis of which, under certain conditions, the victim may demand compensation for the damage from the person who caused it (the perpetrator).

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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