délit

See also: dělit, delit, and deliť

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French delit, borrowed from Latin dēlictum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.li/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

délit m (plural délits)

1. (law) misdemeanor (a crime of a less serious nature than a felony)

   commettre un délit ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) Commit a délit, a misdemeanonor, a delict.

2. (law) tort (a wrongful act unrelated to a contract)

Derived terms

• corps du délit
• délictueux
• délit de faciès
• délit de fuite
• délit de sale gueule
• délit d’initié
• délit d’opinion
• prendre en flagrant délit

 

Related terms

• délinquant

Further reading

• “délit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ledit
• tilde

Hungarian

Etymology

déli +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdeːlit]
• Hyphenation: dé‧lit

Adjective

délit

1. accusative singular of déli