Delict

Delict is a French word and a legal term in civil law which signifies a wilfull wrong, similar to the common law concept of tort though differing in many substantive ways. It is to be differentiated from quasi-delict which is an unintentional wrong, similar though differing from the common law concept of negligence. The term is found particularly in Scots Law. See law of obligations.

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Civil law: Civil law has at least three meanings. It may connote an entire legal system,...

Common law: :For other meanings of the term, within the field of law, see common law (disambiguation)....

Tort: In the common law, a tort is a civil wrong for which the law provides a remedy. The origins of the modern law of torts lie in the old remedies of trespass and trespass on the case. The term itself comes from Law French and means, literally, 'a wrong' (avoir tort = "to be wrong" or "to have wronged "...