wrong-doer

  • 101honorable — [än′ər ə bəl] adj. [ME honourable < OFr honorable < L honorabilis < honor] 1. worthy of being honored; specif., a) [H ] of, or having a position of, high rank or worth: used as a title of courtesy for certain officials and for the… …

    English World dictionary

  • 102tort-feasor — noun a party who has committed a tort • Syn: ↑tortfeasor • Hypernyms: ↑party * * * ˈ ̷ ̷|fēzər, ˌzȯ(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: French tortfaiseur, from Middle French, from …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 103tortfeasor — n. Law a person guilty of tort. Etymology: OF tort fesor, tort faiseur, etc. f. tort wrong, fesor, faiseur doer …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 104MAN, THE NATURE OF — IN THE BIBLE Names of Man The idea of man is expressed in the Bible by a number of words that reflect various aspects of his nature. The following are the most important. ʾADAM: collective, men, human beings, also (in prose, with the article)… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism