adverb
- in a manner that constitutes a tort; wrongfully in civil law
Usage: legal
Examples
- The company acted tortiously when it interfered with the contract.
- He was found to have tortiously invaded her privacy.
- The defendant tortiously converted the plaintiff’s property.
- She tortiously induced the breach of contract.
- The business tortiously misrepresented the product’s capabilities.
- They tortiously interfered with his prospective economic advantage.