💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Delict"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| misdemeanornoun | (law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony. |
| crimenoun | (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. |
| felonynoun | (law, criminology, US, historical in UK) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses. |
| misfeasancenoun | (law) An actual or alleged wrong that arises from an action; often, the wrongful use of legal authority. |
| offensenoun | The act of offending. |
| wrongdoingnoun | (uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior. |
| misdemeanournoun | (British spelling) Alternative form of misdemeanor. [(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.] |
| offencenoun | British, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense. |
| misconductnoun | Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable. |
| wrongfulnessnoun | The state or quality of being wrongful. |
| tortnoun | (law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. |
| malpracticenoun | The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss. |
| factnoun | Something actual as opposed to invented. |
| tortfeasancenoun | (chiefly law) The condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort. |
| criminal offencenoun | (British spelling) A crime. |
| lawbreakingnoun | The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law. |
| negligencenoun | The state of being negligent. |
| culpanoun | (law) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart. |
| mischiefnoun | (uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance. |
| defaultnoun | (electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory |
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