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Delict vs Felony - What's the difference?

delict | felony |

As nouns the difference between delict and felony

is that delict is a wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law while felony is a serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

delict

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (civil law, Scottish law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
  • (legal) The branch of law dealing in delicts.

    • Derived terms

    * delictual * quasi-delict

    See also

    * (wikipedia "delict") * * corpus delicti ----

    felony

    English

    Noun

    (felonies) (wikipedia felony)
  • (US, legal) A serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

    • Related terms

    * felon * felonious

    See also

    * (less serious crime)