delict

English

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈlɪkt/, /ˈdiːlɪkt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

delict (plural delicts)

  1. (civil law, Scots law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. [from the early 16th c.]
    Synonyms: misdemeanor, tort, transgression, tortfeasance; see also Thesaurus:misdeed
  2. (law) The branch of law dealing in delicts.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch delict, from Latin dēlīctum (fault), neuter of dēlīctus, past participle of delinquo (to fail; to be lacking).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈlɪkt/, /deːˈlɪkt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧lict
  • Rhymes: -ɪkt

Noun

delict n (plural delicten, diminutive delictje n)

  1. crime, wrong

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: delik

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlīctum.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

delict n (plural delicte)

  1. crime

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative delict delictul delicte delictele
genitive-dative delict delictului delicte delictelor
vocative delictule delictelor

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