delict
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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”).
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Noun
delict (plural delicts)
- (civil law, Scots law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
- (law) The branch of law dealing in delicts.
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Translations
law: wrongful act
See also
delict on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Scots Law on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- corpus delicti
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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
Noun
delict n (plural delicten, diminutive delictje n)
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Descendants
- → Indonesian: delik
Romanian
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Noun
delict n (plural delicte)
Declension
Declension of delict
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) delict | delictul | (niște) delicte | delictele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) delict | delictului | (unor) delicte | delictelor |
| vocative | delictule | delictelor | ||