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In constitutional jurisprudence, the term 'constitutional tort' refers to:
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- 1A civil liability imposed on a public official personally for acts committed in excess of their statutory authority, even without State involvement
- 2A criminal wrong arising from the deliberate violation of statutory duties that relate to public order and communal harmony
- 3A judicial remedy under which courts award compensation only when statutory rights (not fundamental rights) are violated due to administrative negligence
- 4A public law remedy through which the State is held vicariously liable for the infringement of fundamental rights✓
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A public law remedy through which the State is held vicariously liable for the infringement of fundamental rights
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