Delict - Law Dictionary Search Results
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delict [Latin delictum misdeed, offense, from neuter past participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err] 1 in the civil law of Louisiana : offense ;esp : an offense other than breach of contract that creates an obligation for damages NOTE: Delict is the civil law equivalent of the common-law tort. 2 : a criminal offense de·lic·tu·al [di-lik-chə-wəl] adj ...
quasi-delict
quasi-delict in the civil law of Louisiana : quasi-offense ...
ex delicto
ex delicto [Latin, of or by reason of a wrong] : arising from or based on a tort or delict (as a breach of duty) [the action is ex delicto] compare ex contractu ...
tortfeasor
tortfeasor [Anglo-French tortfesor wrongdoer, from tort wrong + fesor faisour doer, maker, from Old French, from fais-, stem of faire to do, make, from Latin facere] : a person who commits a tort, delict, or quasi-offense ...
Delict
An offense or transgression against law Scots Law an offense of a lesser degree a misdemeanor...
Delictum
Delictum, challenge propter. See CHALLENGE.A delict, tort, wrong, injury or offence. Actions ex facie are such as are founded on a tort, as distinguished from actions on contract....
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