delict
Example Sentences
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"Virtually" is apt to cover more intellectual sins than "charity" does moral delicts.
From Evolution and Ethics by Huxley, Thomas Henry
Roman law and English law begin with a set of what might be called nominate delicts or nominate torts.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
Modern law has given up both the nominate delicts and quasi-delict, as things of any significance.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
To the criminal court should be referred all cases of delicts, that is, all inopportune acts, even in the scientific and artistic departments.
From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)
Hence a set of nominate delicts requiring dolus is supplemented by a theory of culpa.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
