property tort

Definition of "property tort"
  1. A legal wrongdoing resulting in harm to someone's property
How to use "property tort" in a sentence
  1. When the neighbor damaged his fence, he filed a property tort.
  2. The oil spill by the factory could lead to numerous property tort claims due to land contamination.
  3. Burning down a house intentionally would constitute a severe property tort.

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