Definition of DELICT

delict

Plural: delicts

Noun

  • An offense against civil law, a tort.
  • A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
  • The branch of law dealing in delicts.

Examples

  • Ignoring the rulebook in Scrabble could be considered a DELICT against fair play.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin delictum (“fault”), from neuter of delictus, past participle of delinquo (“to be lacking; to fail; to transgress”), from dē- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”).

Scrabble Score: 9

delict: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
delict: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
delict: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

delict: valid Words With Friends Word