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What is the legal term for an unintentional injury to an individual in person, property, or reputation with compensatory monetary damage?

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The correct answer is tort.
In legal terminology, a tort refers to a wrongful act which leads to damage to somebody, their property, or their reputation. As a result of this, the person who has been wronged can sue the person who wronged them and ask for a monetary compensation. The word tort comes from Latin tortum, which means wrong or injustice.
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