délit

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

délit

from the Latin delictum ("fault", "offense", "crime", "sin"), composed of the prefix de- and the past participle of linquere ("to leave", "to abandon", "to renounce"); it is related to the verb delinquere ("to fail in one's duty", "to sin", "to offend") from which delinquency or delinquent are derived.

Definitions

droit
maçonnerie

Plural

délits

Translations

  • germangerman:Straftat
  • englishenglish:offence
  • spanishspanish:crimen
  • portugueseportuguese:crime

See also

délitage (cn.) lit (cn.) liter (v.) délictuel (adj.) délit (v.) déliter (v.) délitescence (cn.) délictueux (adj.) litière (cn.) délitement (cn.) litier (cn.) litage (cn.)