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delict
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin delictum (“fault”), from neuter of delictus, past participle of delinquo (“to be lacking; to fail; to transgress”), from dē- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈlɪkt/, /ˈdiːlɪkt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
delict (plural delicts)
- (civil law, Scots 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
Related terms
Translations
See also
delict on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scots Law on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- corpus delicti
Anagrams
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch delict, from Latin delictum (“fault”), from neuter of delictus, past participle of delinquo (“to be lacking", "to fail", "to transgress”).
Pronunciation
Noun
delict n (plural delicten, diminutive delictje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- delictpleger
- plaats delict
Descendants
- → Indonesian: delik
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Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
delict n (plural delicte)
Declension
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