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delict definition

de·lict (di likt′)

noun

Law an offense; wrong or injury

Etymology: L delictum, a fault < pp. of delinquere: see delinquency

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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