delict

[ dih-likt ]

/ dɪˈlɪkt /

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noun

Law. a misdemeanor; offense.

Roman and Civil Law. a civil wrong permitting compensation.

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Nearby words

delicate, delicatessen, delicia, delicious, deliciously, delict, delight, delighted, delightedly, delightful, delightsome

Origin of delict

1515–25; < Latin dēlictum a fault, noun use of neuter of dēlictus (past participle of dēlinquere to do wrong; see delinquency), equivalent to dēlic- fail + -tus past participle suffix

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Examples from the Web for delict

The "natural" sources of liability were delict and contract.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law|Roscoe Pound
Another point of Gregorian emphasis: no delict is remitted without punishment.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
This 210 difference no doubt arises from the tendency to extend the bounds of a delict and to limit the bounds of a crime.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
Thus recovery of a sum of money by way of penalty for a delict is the historical starting point of liability.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law|Roscoe Pound

The words contravention, crime, and delict were of no value.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2|Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for delict

delict

/ (dɪˈlɪkt, ˈdiːlɪkt) /

noun

law, mainly Scots law a wrongful act for which the person injured has the right to a civil remedySee also tort

Roman law a civil wrong redressable by compensation or punitive damages

Word Origin for delict

C16: from Latin dēlictum a fault, crime, from dēlinquere to fail, do wrong; see delinquency

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