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delictum.

fault/offense/misdeed/crime/transgression; sin; act short of standard; defect;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[deːˈlɪk.tũː]Classical-Latin[deˈlik.tum]

  1. fault, offense, misdeed, crime, transgression

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

From dēlinquō (“fail, be wanting”).

verb[deːˈlɪk.tũː]Classical-Latin[deˈlik.tum]

  1. accusative supine of dēlinquō

    accusative · form-of · supine
Where this word comes from

From dēlinquō (“fail, be wanting”).

verb[deːˈlɪk.tũː]Classical-Latin[deˈlik.tum]

  1. inflection of dēlictus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of dēlictus: accusative masculine singular

    accusative · form-of · masculine · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

From dēlinquō (“fail, be wanting”).

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