delict
pronunciation
How to pronounce delict in British English:
UK [dɪ'lɪkt]
How to pronounce delict in American English:
US [dɪ'lɪkt]
Word Origin
- delict
- 1520s, from Latin delictum "fault, offense, crime," neuter singular of past participle of delinquere (see delinquent). Phrase in flagrant delict translates Latin in flagrante delicto.
Example
- 1. System ; delict of violating corporate capital system ; latent criminals ; pre-crime conditions .
- 2. Legal consequences deriving from an international delict ;
- 3. The term delict and variants thereof are used in civil law systems for civil wrongs .
- 4. As a public problem , delict brought by extraneous people have brought much public litigation .
- 5. Analysis on present-day situation of juvenile deviate behavior and delict in macau .