DELICTUM
Categories: Criminal Law
Definition (1910 Edition)
prudence not legally excusable, causes injury to another. They were four in number, viz: (1) . Qui judee item suam fecit, being the offense of partiality or excess in the "judea, (juryman;) c. g-, in assessing the damages at a figure in excess of the extreme limit permitted by the formula. (2) Dejectum effusumve aliquid, being the tort committed by one’s servant in emptying or throwing something out of an attie or opp story upon a person passing beneath. (3) DLamnum infectum, being the offense of hanging dangerous articles over the heads of persons passing along the king’s highway. (4) ‘Torts committed by one’s agents (€. g., stabie-boys, shop-managers, etc.) in the course of their employment. Brown.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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