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Added 10 October 2026

delict

/dɪˈlɪkt/ noun

Latin root: dēlīctum Wiktionary

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A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Synonym of misdeed, any wrongful act.
The branch of law dealing in delicts.

Origin

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”).

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