Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delict

/dɪˈlɪkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: delict
IPA: /dɪˈlɪkt/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Synonym of misdeed, any wrongful act.

noun

The branch of law dealing in delicts.

Example Sentences

"Since Mr Ernest Bevin made his plea a generation ago for more coal to give weight to his foreign policy our economic decline has been such as to sap the foundations of our diplomacy. Conversely, I believe that, during the same period, much of our foreign policy has been such as to contribute to that decline. It is to the interaction of these delicts, spanning my time in the foreign service, that this valedictory despatch is devoted."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dēlīctum

Inflected Forms

delicts (plural)

Derived Forms

delictual

Phrases

quasi-delict in flagrant delict corpus delicti

Frequently Paired Words

in flagrant delict corpus delicti

Synonyms

misdemeanor tort transgression tortfeasance misdeed any wrongful act

Questions

How do you pronounce delict?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈlɪkt/.
What does delict mean?: A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
Where does delict come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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