delictum
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Now, in addition, his baggage can be book'd and Cook'd; and, should any "Gravy delictum" happen to it, the value of the lost portmanteau and boxes will be handed over to the aggrieved passenger.
From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 12, 1892 by Various
Ibid.—Nullus tenetur ad obedientiam in eo ubi committitus delictum vel peccatum.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour
I knew your modesty would stand in the way if I consulted you in advance, so I can only beg pardon post delictum, as we say.'
From Demos by Gissing, George
But delictum denotes a more grievous offence than transgression, because it deserves more expiation as appears from Lev.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Nam nec Pater potuit esse ante Filium, nec judex ante delictum.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
