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atort (s.xii1)
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atort (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  torquere *13/ii,87a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  tort (a tort) 10,780b TL: tort 2 10,453 DEAF:  tordre (*)  DMF:  tort 1  TLF:  tort  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

wrongfully, unfairly: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Cunforté sunt ki parsiweient mei, li mien eneme, a tort (Latin: injuste)  Camb Ps 117.LXVIII.6
♦ lawwrongfully, illegally: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiv3/3 )  ke T. ki la est atort ad treit a sei x acres de terre  Brev Plac 163
( c.1265 )  donc deit le demaundant counter vers luy ke atort par sa guarauntie ly deforce […]  Fet assaver 82
( 1305 )  ceux qui par force e atort e encontre la pex nostre seignur le Roys sunt entreez altrui tenementz  Criminal Law 102
atort et atravers
atravers

See also:

tort1 
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