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delict
[ dih-likt ]
noun
- Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- Roman and Civil Law. a civil wrong permitting compensation.
delict
/ dɪˈlɪkt; ˈdiːlɪkt /
noun
- law Scots law a wrongful act for which the person injured has the right to a civil remedy See also tort
- Roman law a civil wrong redressable by compensation or punitive damages
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Word History and Origins
Origin of delict1
1515–25; < Latin dēlictum a fault, noun use of neuter of dēlictus (past participle of dēlinquere to do wrong; delinquency ), equivalent to dēlic- fail + -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of delict1
C16: from Latin dēlictum a fault, crime, from dēlinquere to fail, do wrong; see delinquency
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Example Sentences
This 210 difference no doubt arises from the tendency to extend the bounds of a delict and to limit the bounds of a crime.
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The earlier laws appear to regard it as a delict which may be compounded for by payment.
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Thus recovery of a sum of money by way of penalty for a delict is the historical starting point of liability.
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The typical delict required dolus—intentional aggression upon the personality or the substance of another.
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Modern law has given up both the nominate delicts and quasi-delict, as things of any significance.
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