Lewis Short
dēlictum (noun N) : delinquo, prop. a falling short of the standard of law (hence esp.
* A transgression against positive law; cf. peccatum, usu. against natural law; cf. also: malefactum, maleficium, facinus, flagitium, scelus, nefas, impietas, culpa), a fault, offence, crime, transgression, wrong: delictum suom Suamque ut culpam expetere in mortalem sinat,Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 32; so, delictum in se admittere,Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 48: majore commisso delicto, * Caes. B. G. 7, 4 fin.: quo delictum majus est, eo poena est tardior,Cic. Caecin. 3: fatetur aliquis se peccasse et ejus delicti veniam petit: nefarium est facinus ignoscere. At leve delictum est; omnia peccata sunt paria,id. Mur. 30, 62: ubi senatus delicti conscientia populum timet,Sall. J. 27, 3; 104, 5; 102, 12: defendere delictum,Hor. A. P. 442 al.: praeoccupatus in delicto,Vulg. Galat. 6, 1: hostia pro delicto,a trespass-offering,id. Levit. 7, 1 et saep.—In plur., Cic. Rab. Post. 6; id. Off. 1, 40 fin.; Sall. C. 3, 2; id. J. 3, 2; Hor. Od. 3, 6, 1; id. A. P. 141; 347 et saep.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary