Delict

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A legal offense; a misdemeanor.
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  • n. The branch of law dealing in delicts.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A transgression; an offense; specifically, in civil and Scots law, a misdemeanor.
    • Word Usage
    "'Whenever the Ordinary or Hierarch receives a report of a reserved delict which has at least a semblance of truth — notitiam saltem verisimilem — once the preliminary investigation has been completed, he is to communicate the matter to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith …'"
    Cross Reference
    corpus delicti   
    Form
    quasi-delict    delictual   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    misdemeanor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gerrymandering    flagrancy    misread    dishabille    perruque    violator    untruths    sectionalism    sophism    maleness   
     
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