Translation

不法行為 / 民事上の違法行為

Meaning

A tort is a civil wrong that harms someone and may allow that person to sue for compensation. It is legal vocabulary, not a dessert. Do not confuse tort with torte, a rich cake.

Examples

• 過失は不法行為の一種になることがあります。
  Negligence can be a kind of tort.
• その訴訟は契約ではなく不法行為に基づいていた。
  The lawsuit was based on tort, not contract.