private delict
A wrong regarded primarily as a matter of compensation between individuals.
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privata delicta
privata delicta (prI-vay-t[schwa] di-lik-t[schwa]). [Latin] Roman law. Private wrongs; torts. See DELICT. Cf. PUBLICA DELICTA.
delict
delict (di-likt), n. [Latin delictum “an offense”] Roman & civil law. A violation of the law; esp., a wrongful act or omission giving rise to a claim for compensation; TORT. — Also termed (in Roman law) delictum; (in French law) délit. [Cases: Torts 1. C.J.S. Torts §§ 2–7.] “A delict is a civil wrong. It