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deliction  (di-lik-sh<<schwa>>n).  The  loss  of  land  by  gradual,  natural  changes,  such  as erosion  resulting  from  a  change  in  the  course  of  a  river  or  stream.  Cf.  ACCRETION(1); ALLUVION;  AVULSION(2);  EROSION.  [Cases:  Navigable  Waters    44;  Waters  and  Water Courses    93. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 94; Waters §§ 177–182, 184–185.] [Blacks Law 8th]

delictal. See DELICTUAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

delict (di-likt),  n.[Latin  delictum  “an  offense”]  Roman  & civil  law.  A  violation  of  the  law; esp., a wrongful act or omission giving rise to a claim for compensation; TORT. — Also termed (in Roman law) delictum; (in French law) délit. [Cases: Torts    1. C.J.S. Torts §§ 2–7.] “A  delict  is  a  civil  wrong.  It  is …

de  licentia  transfretandi  (dee  lI-sen-shee-<<schwa>>  trans-fr<<schwa>>-tan-dI),  n.[Law Latin  “of  permission  to  cross  the  sea”]  Hist.  A  writ  ordering  wardens  of  seaports,  on  certain conditions, to permit any person named in the writ to cross the sea. [Blacks Law 8th]

de    libertatibus    allocandis    (dee    lib-<<schwa>>r-tay-t<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>s    al-<< schwa>>-kan-dis), n.[Law Latin “for allowing liberties”] Hist. A writ allowing a person entitled to certain liberties to obtain them. [Blacks Law 8th]

de libertate probanda (dee lib-<<schwa>>r-tay-tee proh-ban-d<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin “for proving liberty”] Hist. A writ directing a sheriff to take security from a person accused of being a villein and to protect that person from harassment until the person’s status was determined by the justices of assize. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  libero  passagio  (dee lib-<<schwa>>r-oh  p<<schwa>>-say-jee-oh),  n.[Law Latin  “of  free passage”] Hist. A writ allowing free passage over water. • This was a form of quod permittat. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  libero  homine  exhibendo  (dee  lib-<<schwa>>r-oh  hom-<<schwa>>-nee  ek-si-ben-doh). [Latin “for the production of a free man”] Roman law. An interdict requiring a free person to be produced before a magistrate. [Blacks Law 8th]

deliberative-process privilege.See PRIVILEGE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

deliberative assembly.See ASSEMBLY. [Blacks Law 8th]