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Which option states the definition of a tort in section 2(m) of the Limitation Act, 1963?

Section 2(m) defines a tort as a civil wrong other than one that is exclusively a breach of contract or a breach of trust.

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Which option states the definition of a tort in section 2(m) of the Limitation Act, 1963?

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Section 2(m) defines a tort as a civil wrong other than one that is exclusively a breach of contract or a breach of trust.

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Option A

Section 2(m) does not make this form of remedy part of the definition.

Option B

This describes tortious liability in general terms. It does not state the section 2(m) definition.

Option C

Section 2(m) defines tort by reference to a civil wrong and the exclusive contract or trust exclusions.

Option D

The statute specifies a civil wrong.

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