An alternative Latin nominative singular form of delictum, used occasionally in formal legal documents and classical references.
Latin nominative masculine singular of delictum, representing one of the case variations used in formal Latin legal and academic writing.
The variation between 'delictum' and 'delictus' shows how Latin nouns changed form based on their grammatical role in a sentence—a complexity that's entirely absent from English, which is one reason English became dominant in modern law.
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