delict

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun Synonym of misdeed, any wrongful act.
3. noun The branch of law dealing in delicts.

Similar words

misdemeanor crime felony misfeasance offense wrongdoing misdemeanour offence misconduct wrongfulness

Often followed by

or and is of in committed was for to

Word family

delicts