Associations to the word «Delict»

Wiktionary

DELICT, noun. (civil law) (Scottish law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. [from the early 16th c.]
DELICT, noun. (legal) The branch of law dealing in delicts.

Wise words

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