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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