---
title: "Tort-Based Compensation"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/tort-based-compensation-en"
field: "Civil Law"
description: "Tort compensation under Georgia's Civil Code: Articles 992-1008, defamation damage, maintenance, three-year limit. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Tort-Based Compensation

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## The General Ground of Tort Liability

Tort-based compensation is the route to compensating damage that does not rest on a contract: the harm was caused by an act, and the law demands an answer from its author. Article 992 of the Civil Code of Georgia is the general norm: a person who causes damage to another person by an unlawful, intentional or negligent act is obliged to compensate that damage. The formulation unites three elements — the unlawfulness of the act, fault (intent or negligence) and the consequence in the form of damage — and each of them is a necessary pillar of the claim.

Distinguishing tort from contractual liability is of practical importance: a tort claim operates where no contractual bond exists between the parties or the damage exceeds the framework of the contract. On this page we explain the general tort, the damage caused by the dissemination of false statements, the claims arising on the victim's death, and the limitation period.

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### What is a tort?

Causing damage to another person by an unlawful, intentional or negligent act — such damage is chargeable to its causer.

### Is damage from false statements compensated?

Yes, where clearly false facts were spread intentionally or negligently and caused pecuniary damage; the lawful defense of a public interest releases from liability.

### Who claims on the victim's death?

The persons whose maintenance was the victim's duty — by established maintenance or, on a significant ground, a one-time compensation.

### What is the period for the claim?

Three years from knowledge of the damage and of the obliged person.