Etymology

ex delicto

ex de·lic·to

Today it means: Of a legal obligation: arising from a delict or tort, or some other wrongful act. Full definition →

Latin ex dēlīctō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromex dēlīctō
  2. English todayex delicto

From Latin ex dēlīctō (literally “from transgression”).

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