Tort Claims Act
Tort Claims Act
Law Definition
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.
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