A tort, in common law jurisdiction, is a civil wrong[1] (other than breach of contract) that causes a

claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious
act. It can include intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, financial losses, injuries,
invasion of privacy, and many other things.
Tort law involves claims in an action seeking to obtain a private civil remedy, typically
money damages. Tort claims may be compared to criminal law, which deals with criminal
wrongs that are punishable by the state. A wrongful act, such as an assault and battery, may
result in both a civil lawsuit and a criminal prosecution, although in the U.S., the civil and criminal
legal systems are separate. Tort law may also be contrasted with contract law, which also
provides civil remedies after breach of duty that arises from a contract; but whereas the
contractual obligation is one agreed to by the parties, obligations in both tort and criminal law are
more fundamental and are imposed regardless of whether the parties have a contract.[citation needed] In
both contract and tort, successful claimants must show that they have suffered foreseeable loss
or harm as a direct result of the breach of duty.