contort (kon-tort), n. 1. (usu. pl.) The overlapping domain of contract law and tort law. “I have occasionally suggested to my students that a desirable reform in legal education would be to merge the first-year courses in Contracts and Torts into a single course which we could call Contorts.” Grant Gilmore, The Death of Contract […]
A violation of one’s constitutional rights by a government officer, redressable by a civil action filed directly against the officer. • A constitutional tort committed under color of state law (such as a civil-rights violation) is actionable under 42 USCA § 1983. — Sometimes (informally) shortened to contort. [Cases: Civil Rights 1304. C.J.S. Civil Rights
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