noun
Etymology: Late Latin quasi delictum, from Latin quasi + delictum fault — more at delict
1. Roman law : a wrong not arising out of a contract and implied and made actionable by praetorian edict though not previously recognized as a delictum
2. civil & Scots law : a wrong not arising out of a contract, implied under the circumstances, and made actionable as a matter of public policy rather than on account of any deliberately wrongful conduct or intention