Exdelicto

/ɛksdɛˈlɪktoʊ/ adjective

Definition

A legal term meaning 'arising from a tort or wrongdoing,' used to describe claims or rights that stem from a criminal or civil wrong.

Etymology

From Latin 'ex delicto,' where 'ex' means 'from' and 'delictum' means 'crime' or 'wrongdoing.' It's a legal phrase that entered English through 16th-century legal documents.

Kelly Says

Courts still use this Latin phrase constantly because it perfectly captures the legal idea that certain rights only exist because someone broke the law—it's more elegant than any English translation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ምክንያት
en-de mik-nyat
ARالعربية
بإعتبار الجريمة
bi-i'itbar al-jarimah
BNবাংলা
অপরাধের পরে
oparaader pore
CACatalà
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
CSČeština
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
DADansk
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
DEDeutsch
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
ELΕλληνικά
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
ESEspañol
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
FAفارسی
بعد از جرم
baad az jarm
FISuomi
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
FRFrançais
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
GUGU
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
HAHA
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
HEעברית
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
HIहिन्दी
अपराध के बाद
apraadh ke baad
HUMagyar
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
IDBahasa Indonesia
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
IGIG
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
ITItaliano
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
JA日本語
事後責任
じごせきにん
KKKK
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
KMKM
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
KO한국어
사후책임
sa-hu-chaek-im
MRMR
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
MSBahasa Melayu
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုး ပြောင်း
lu-myo-p-yaung
NLNederlands
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
NONorsk
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
PAPA
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
PLPolski
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
PTPortuguês
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
RORomână
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
RUРусский
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
SVSvenska
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
SWKiswahili
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
TAதமிழ்
குற்றத்திற்குப் பின்
kuṟṟatthirkku pin
TEతెలుగు
స罪 తరువాత
sa-crime taruvaata
THไทย
ความผิดหลังการกระทำ
khwam-phit-lang-gaan-kra-tham
TLTL
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
TRTürkçe
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
UKУкраїнська
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
URاردو
جرم کے بعد
jarm kay baad
VITiếng Việt
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
YOYO
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh
ZH中文
事后责任
shìhòu zérèn
ZUZU
ex delicto
eks deh-lee-ktoh

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