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• ex delicto — ex de·lic·to / eks di lik tō, dā lēk tō/ adj [Latin, of or by reason of a wrong]: arising from or based on a tort or delict (as a breach of duty) the action is ex delicto compare ex contractu Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

• ex delicto — /eks daliktow/ From a delict, tort, fault, crime, or malfeasance. In both the civil and the common law, obligations and causes of action are divided into two classes those arising ex contractu (out of a contract), and those ex delicto. The latter …   Black's law dictionary

• ex delicto — /eks daliktow/ From a delict, tort, fault, crime, or malfeasance. In both the civil and the common law, obligations and causes of action are divided into two classes those arising ex contractu (out of a contract), and those ex delicto. The latter …   Black's law dictionary

• ex delicto — From or out of a wrongful act; tortious; tortiously. See action ex delicto; chose ex delicto …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• ex delicto — ˌeksdəˈlik(ˌ)tō adjective (or adverb) Etymology: Late Latin : of or by reason of a wrong : arising from a wrongful act * * * ex delicto /eks di likˈtō or dā likˈtō/ (LL) Owing to a crime …   Useful english dictionary

• ex delicto non ex supplicio emergit infamia — /eks daliktow non eks saplish(iy)ow amarjat anfeymiya/ Infamy arises from the crime, not from the punishment …   Black's law dictionary

• ex delicto non ex supplicio emergit infamia — /eks daliktow non eks saplish(iy)ow amarjat anfeymiya/ Infamy arises from the crime, not from the punishment …   Black's law dictionary

• ex delicto quasi ex contractu — An action wherein there is combined a cause or ground of action for breach of a special contract with a cause or ground of action for a tort in violation of a common law duty. Nelson v Great Northern Railroad Co. 28 Mont 297, 72 P 642 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• ex delicto trusts — Trusts which are created for illegal purposes, the most common of which are trusts created to prevent creditors of the settlor from collecting their claims out of the property …   Black's law dictionary

• ex delicto trusts — Trusts which are created for illegal purposes, the most common of which are trusts created to prevent creditors of the settlor from collecting their claims out of the property …   Black's law dictionary