What is a tort, and what categories of injuries or losses can torts cause?

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A tort is a civil wrong (other than a breach of contract) that causes injury or other loss for which our legal system deems it just to provide a remedy such as damages. Injury or loss can be to the person (a personal tort), to movable property (a personal property tort), or to land and anything attached to the land (a real property tort).

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