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Infraction vs Delict - What's the difference?

infraction | delict |

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between infraction and delict

is that infraction is (legal) a minor offence, petty crime while delict is (legal) the branch of law dealing in delicts.

As nouns the difference between infraction and delict

is that infraction is (legal) a minor offence, petty crime while delict is (civil law|scottish law) a wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.

infraction

English

(wikipedia infraction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) A minor offence, petty crime
  • a violation; breach
  • (ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.

    • Related terms

    * infringe * infringement

    See also

    * infarction

    External links

    * * *

    Anagrams

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    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 ----