DELICT

Delict

Delict in civil law jurisdictions is a term for some kind of legal wrong, but its meaning is very different from one jurisdiction to another. Delict is not a legal term used in common law jurisdictions.

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delict

Noun

  1. A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
  2. The branch of law dealing in delicts.


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