DELICT

Etymology

Noun

delict (plural delicts)

(civil law, Scottish law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. [from the early 16th c.]

(legal) The branch of law dealing in delicts.

Anagrams

• Deltic, deltic

Source: Wiktionary


De*lict", n. Etym: [L. delictum fault.] (Law)

Definition: An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor. Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation. Jeffrey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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