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In the Canon law of the Catholic Church, a delict is the canonical equivalent of a crime. A delict is distinct from a sin, even a mortal sin. One can be legally guilty of a delict and not be morally culpable for a sin, while one can be culpable for a sin and not legally guilty of a delict.
Jun 13, 2021 · noun. de· lict di-ˈlikt. 1. in the civil law of Louisiana : offense sense 2. especially : an offense other than breach of contract that creates an obligation for damages. Note: Delict is the civil law equivalent of the common-law tort. 2. : a criminal offense. delictual.
A delict is an act by a person that, in a wrongful and culpable way, causes harm or damage to another . Five elements of a delict Act, Wrongfulness, Fault, Causation, Damage
Quasi-delict is a French legal term used in some civil law jurisdictions, encompassing the common law concept of negligence as the breach of a non-wilful extra-contractual obligation to third parties.
OED's earliest evidence for delict is from around 1473, in a translation by William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat. delict is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.
Many translated example sentences containing "delict" – French-English dictionary and search engine for French translations.
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delict. the name used for civil liability for wrongs in Roman law and in Scots law and in the law of most of the civilian legal systems, such as those of France, Germany and South Africa. It is a much more universal concept than torts but clearly much the same sort of issues are considered.
