English Explanatory Dictionary

delict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
  2. The branch of law dealing in delicts.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈlɪkt/ /ˈdiːlɪkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delict.wav

Word forms

delict delicts

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlīctum (“fault”), neuter of dēlīctus, past participle of delinquo (“to fail; to be lacking”), from dē- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”).

Synonyms

misdemeanor tort transgression tortfeasance crime delict delinquency error malfeasance misdeed misdoing offense peccadillo sin veniality wrong wrongdoing

Related words

in flagrant delict corpus delicti

Derived words

delictual quasi-delict
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