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Borrowed from Latin delictum (fault), from neuter of delictus, past participle of delinquo (to be lacking; to fail; to transgress), from dē- + linquō (to leave, quit, forsake, depart from).

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  • IPA(key): /dɪˈlɪkt/, /ˈdiːlɪkt/

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delict (plural delicts)

  1. (civil law, Scots law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. [from the early 16th c.]
  2. (law) The branch of law dealing in delicts.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch delict, from Latin delictum (fault), from neuter of delictus, past participle of delinquo (to be lacking", "to fail", "to transgress).

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

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delict n (plural delicten, diminutive delictje n)

  1. crime, wrong

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  • Indonesian: delik

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin delictum.

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delict n (plural delicte)

  1. crime

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