delict
delict · delicts
A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common lawA wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
/dɪˈlɪkt/
Meaning
3 sensesA wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
(figuratively)Synonym of misdeed, any wrongful act.
The branch of law dealing in delicts.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin dēlīctum (“fault”), neuter of dēlīctus, past participle of delinquo (“Borrowed from Latin dēlīctum (“fault”), neuter of dēlīctus, past participle of delinquo (“to fail; to be lacking”), from dē- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”).
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Forms
plural: delictsSynonyms
6 synonymsmisdemeanorC2torttransgressiontortfeasancemisdeedany wrongful act
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedcorpus delicti
Deriveddelictual