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'Tort is a civil wrong for which the remedy is common law action for unliquidated damages, and which is not exclusively the breach of a contract or the breach of a trust or other merely equitable obligation.' This definition of 'Tort' is given by _______________.

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Clerk and Lindsell

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Salmond

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Sir Frederick Pollock

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Winfield

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Solution

The correct option is A Salmond
The definition provided by Salmond fails to appreciate the essential features of tortious acts. The definition states that, tort is a wrong but it fails to explain what is wrong and what are the types of wrongs. The expression "civil wrong" requires for further explanation.

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