delict

/dɪˈlɪkt/

delict

English Noun

Definition

A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.

Etymology

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