Tort Claims Act

Tort Claims Act definition - legal

n

A law passed by the federal government and by most state governments waiving sovereign immunity from liability in torts for injury or loss of property. The Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 confers exclusive jurisdiction on the United States District courts to hear claims against the federal government.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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