Synonyms for delict
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-likt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlɪkt |
Top 10 synonyms for delict
- abomination
- antisocial behavior
- breach
- break
- caper
- case
- corruption
- delict
- delictum
- delinquency
- depravity
- deviltry
- diablerie
- enormity
- evil
- evil behavior
- evildoing
- fast one
- fault
- felony
- hit
- iniquity
- job
- malefaction
- misdeed
- misdemeanor
- mortal sin
- offense
- outrage
- peccancy
- racket
- scandal
- sin
- sneak
- tort
- transgression
- trespass
- unlawful act
- vice
- villainy
- violation
- wickedness
- wrong
- wrongdoing
Définition of delict
Origin :- 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.
- As in illegality : noun crime
- As in immorality : noun crime
- As in peccancy : noun crime
- As in crime : noun offense against the law
- The words contravention, crime, and delict were of no value.
- Extract from : « Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 » by Gustave Flaubert
- The "natural" sources of liability were delict and contract.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law » by Roscoe Pound
- We have written to our son touching our vassal's delict, and he must abide his doom, which will most likely be death.
- Extract from : « The Abbot » by Sir Walter Scott
- Another point of Gregorian emphasis: no delict is remitted without punishment.
- Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor
- No delict is wiped out without penitence and punishment, in this life or afterwards—let it be in Purgatory and not in Hell!
- Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor
- This 210 difference no doubt arises from the tendency to extend the bounds of a delict and to limit the bounds of a crime.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 » by Various
- The earlier laws appear to regard it as a delict which may be compounded for by payment.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 » by Various
- Thus recovery of a sum of money by way of penalty for a delict is the historical starting point of liability.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law » by Roscoe Pound
Antonyms for delict
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