delict

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin delictum (“fault”), from neuter of delictus, past participle of delinquo (“to be lacking; to fail; to transgress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈlɪkt/, /ˈdiːlɪkt/

Noun

delict (plural delicts)

1. (civil law, Scottish law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. [from the early 16th c.]
2. (law) The branch of law dealing in delicts.

Anagrams

• Deltic, deltic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin delictum (“fault”), from neuter of delictus, past participle of delinquo (“to be lacking", "to fail", "to transgress”)

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: de‧lict

Noun

delict n (plural delicten, diminutive delictje n)

1. crime

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin delictum.

Noun

delict n (plural delicte)

1. crime