Question

What Is Not True About A Tort As Distinguished From A Crime?

Answer 1



“Punjab University Law College”

“Difference between Tort & Crime”

Tort and crime resemble each other in this that both are violaons of rights in rem and in both

condition the rights and dufles are fxed by law irrespecve of the consent of the pares. Followings are

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 Crime:

“Crime is an act, commission or omission forbidden and punishable by law

because it is harmful to the society.”

“Crime is an act of aggression against not only an individual but also against

society as a whole. It is o"ence against the state and the state is responsible for

the punishment of the o"ender, for maintenance of peace and tranquility.

Object for punishment is protecon of public from crimes.”

“Crimes are acts which are prohibited by state and sancons or punishments are

behind them.”

 Tort:

In the words of Salmond tort can be denes as:

“A civil wrong, independent of contract, for which the remedy is an

action for damages”

In the view of Ratanlal it can also be dened as:

“It is an act or omission which prejudicially aects a person in some

legal private right”

There is an excepon in which we must note that in'icon of all civil injury is not

‘tort’. A civil injury in which an acon will not lie is not a to