delict

noun
/dɪˈlɪkt/

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”).

  1. borrowed from dēlīctum

Definitions

  1. A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.

  2. The branch of law dealing in delicts.

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