Definition of sort for Students. 1  1 : a group of persons or things that have something in common : kind all sorts of people. 2  2 : person 1, individual He was not a bad sort. 3  3 : general disposition : nature people of an evil sort.
Punitive Damages Definition: Special and highly exceptional damages ordered by a court against a defendant where the act or omission which caused the suit, was of a particularly heinous, malicious or highhanded nature.
tort crime and punitive damages torts are civil wrongs that are committed against an individual and cause harm to that individual sometimes depending on the nature of a tort it may also be considered a crime intentional torts occur when the defendant is aware that his actions will cause injury to another