civil wrong

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civil wrong

noun civil wrongs

A wrongful act by one person against another for which the other person may recover damages in a lawsuit; this includes tort, breach of contract, breach of trust, and breach of fiduciary duty.

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noun wrongful act

中文	民事不規行為 /民事不规行为 mínshì bùguī xíngwéi, 民事侵權行為 /民事侵权行为 mínshì qīnquán xíngwéi, 民事不法行為 /民事不法行为 mínshì bùfǎ xíngwéi

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@misc{civil_wrong_2026,
  title = {civil wrong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/civil%20wrong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}