> Defamation of character is tortuous [sic] No, it's tortious. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tortuous http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tortuous

> Defamation of character is tortuous [sic] No, it's tortious. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tortuous http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tortuous : "full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tortious http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tortious : " having the nature of or involving a tort; wrongful."