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单词 delict
释义

Definition of delict in English:

delict

noun ˈdiːlɪktdɪˈlɪktdəˈlɪkt
Law
  • A violation of the law; a tort.

    an international delict
    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:

delict

noundəˈliktdəˈlɪkt
Law
  • A violation of the law; a tort.

    an international delict
    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).

 
 
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