civil wrong
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1. (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | alienation of affection, |
| definition | : | a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | invasion of privacy, |
| definition | : | the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | trespass, |
| definition | : | a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | libel, |
| definition | : | a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person (noun.communication) |
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