delict (n.)
"违法行为或罪行"，在民事法中指轻罪，1520年代，源自拉丁语 delictum "过错，罪行，犯罪"，过去分词的中性单数形式，来自 delinquere "失败； 不足； 冒犯"，由 de- "完全"（见 de-)和 linquere "离开"（来自 PIE 词根 *leikw- "离开"）组成。相关词汇： Delictable "犯罪的，邪恶的"，15世纪早期。短语 in flagrant delict 翻译自拉丁语 in flagrante delicto。
Delicts are commonly understood as slighter offenses which do not immediately affect the public peace, but which imply an obligation on the part of the offender to make an atonement to the public by suffering punishment, and also to make reparation for the injury committed The term delinquency has the same signification. [Century Dictionary]
Delicts 通常被理解为轻微的罪行，不会立即影响公共和平，但意味着犯罪者有义务通过承受惩罚向公众赎罪，并为所犯的伤害进行赔偿。术语 delinquency 具有相同的意义。[世纪词典]
最早记录年份: 1520s