A tort is any wrongful act which is not a crime and not included within a signed contract. A tort is defined as a civil wrong committed against an individual or a legal entity such as a company or corporation.This fourth edition updates the material in the previous edition in the light of recent developments in this fast moving area of law. There is discussion of. Yet pockets of something like strict liability remain. Much of tort law depends on short, general provisions that say that a person is liable for harm (or certain harms) that he causes through his fault. Tort Law in the Correctional System – A Heightened Standard. Presenting the law of tort as a body of principles, this authoritative textbook gives an incisive understanding of the subject. Not trespass, private necessity. 3. It appears in a list of other intentional torts.