delict
Example Sentences
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Answer: "It means if they got a corpus, you're delict."
From Time Magazine Archive
Here also there was wilful aggression, and the delict of dolus gets its name from the intentional misleading that characterizes it in Roman law as it does deceit in English law.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
He was a stout, dark, convivial-looking soul, with a merry eye, not altogether convinced of the enormity of his delict, and inclined at first to deprecate these proceedings.
From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by Morgan, John Hartman
The six ring-leaders, acting in Mataafa’s interest, had been guilty of a delict; with Mataafa’s approval, they delivered themselves over to be tried.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Forgive her, gracious gods, this one delict, And on the next fault punishment inflict.
From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
