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1515–25; < Latin dēlictum a fault, noun use of neuter of dēlictus (past participle of dēlinquere to do wrong; see delinquency), equivalent to dēlic- fail + -tus past participle suffix
1515–25; < Latin dēlictum a fault, noun use of neuter of dēlictus (past participle of dēlinquere to do wrong; see delinquency), equivalent to dēlic- fail + -tus past participle suffix
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Delict
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| delict (dɪˈlɪkt, ˈdiːlɪkt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly law, Scots law See also tort a wrongful act for which the person injured has the right to a civil remedy |
| 2. | Roman law a civil wrong redressable by compensation or punitive damages |
| [C16: from Latin dēlictum a fault, crime, from dēlinquere to fail, do wrong; see | |
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delict
1520s, from L. delictum "fault, offense, crime," neut. sing. of pp. of delinquere (see delinquent). Phrase in flagrant delict translates L. in flagrante delicto.
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delict
in Roman law, an obligation to pay a penalty because a wrong had been committed. Not until the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD were public crimes separated from private crimes and removed to criminal courts; from that time, civil action remained the remedy for private abuses. In modern usage in countries that derive their law from the Roman, delict signifies a wrong in its civil aspects, corresponding to tort in Anglo-American law
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