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Definition of delict in English: delictnoun ˈdiːlɪktdɪˈlɪktdəˈlɪkt Law A violation of the law; a tort. mass noun claims in tort or delict Example sentencesExamples - The court held that for the purposes of the Brussels Convention, now the Brussels Regulation, this was a claim in tort, delict, or quasi-delict.
- I do not think that the solution is to be found in a process of categorisation, whether of the nature of the delict or the loss in respect of which damages are claimed.
- The general rule is that the applicable law is the law of the country in which the events constituting the tort or delict in question occur.
- In the result the public was deprived of critical information and it does not matter which pigeonhole the delict best fits.
- The appellant in the present instance asks that her case be approached as a case of delict [i.e. tort], not as a case of breach of contract.
Synonyms infringement, contravention, breach, violation, transgression, breaking
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin delictum 'something showing fault', neuter past participle of delinquere (see delinquent). Rhymes addict, afflict, conflict, constrict, contradict, convict, depict, evict, hand-picked, inflict, interdict, Pict, predict, reconvict, strict Definition of delict in US English: delictnoundəˈliktdəˈlɪkt Law A violation of the law; a tort. Example sentencesExamples - I do not think that the solution is to be found in a process of categorisation, whether of the nature of the delict or the loss in respect of which damages are claimed.
- The court held that for the purposes of the Brussels Convention, now the Brussels Regulation, this was a claim in tort, delict, or quasi-delict.
- The appellant in the present instance asks that her case be approached as a case of delict [i.e. tort], not as a case of breach of contract.
- The general rule is that the applicable law is the law of the country in which the events constituting the tort or delict in question occur.
- In the result the public was deprived of critical information and it does not matter which pigeonhole the delict best fits.
Synonyms infringement, contravention, breach, violation, transgression, breaking
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin delictum ‘something showing fault’, neuter past participle of delinquere (see delinquent). |