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- DictionaryDe·lict/dəˈlik(t)/
noun
- 1. a violation of the law; a tort: "an international delict"
noun
Civil wrong
Delict (from Latin dēlictum, past participle of dēlinquere ‘to be at fault, offend’) is a term in civil and mixed law jurisdictions whose exact meaning varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction but is always centered on the notion of wrongful conduct. In Scots and Roman Dutch law, it always refers to a tort, which can be defined as a civil wrong consisting of an intentional or negligent breach of d... Wikipedia