delict
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/
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
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
- IPA(key): /dəˈlɪkt/, /deːˈlɪkt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: de‧lict
- Rhymes: -ɪkt
Synonyms
Derived terms
- delictpleger
- plaats delict
Descendants
- → Indonesian: delik
Romanian
Pronunciation
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