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Webster 1913 Edition
Delict
De-lict′
,Noun.
[L.
delictum
fault.] (Law)
An offense or transgression against law;
(Scots Law)
an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor. Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a
delict
in the event of its violation. Jeffrey.
Definition 2025
delict
delict
English
Noun
delict (plural delicts)
- (civil law, Scottish law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. [from the early 16th c.]
- (law) The branch of law dealing in delicts.
Derived terms
- delictual
- quasi-delict
Translations
law: wrongful act
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See also
-
delict on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scots Law#Delict on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- corpus delicti
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧lict
Etymology
From Latin delictum (“fault”), from neuter of delictus, past participle of delinquo (“to be lacking", "to fail", "to transgress”)
Noun
delict n (plural delicten, diminutive delictje n)