Definitions for delict

delict de·lict

Spelling: [dih-likt]
IPA: /dɪˈlɪkt/

Delict is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in delict (cdeilt).

Definitions for delict

noun

  1. Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
  2. Roman and Civil Law. a civil wrong permitting compensation.

Origin of delict

1515-25; Latin dēlictum a fault, noun use of neuter of dēlictus (past participle of dēlinquere to do wrong; see delinquency), equivalent to dēlic- fail + -tus

Examples for delict

The "natural" sources of liability were delict and contract.

No delict is wiped out without penitence and punishment, in this life or afterwards—let it be in Purgatory and not in Hell!

Thus recovery of a sum of money by way of penalty for a delict is the historical starting point of liability.

Another point of Gregorian emphasis: no delict is remitted without punishment.

We have written to our son touching our vassal's delict, and he must abide his doom, which will most likely be death.

This 210 difference no doubt arises from the tendency to extend the bounds of a delict and to limit the bounds of a crime.

The words contravention, crime, and delict were of no value.

The earlier laws appear to regard it as a delict which may be compounded for by payment.

Word Value for delict
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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