Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1838, 1896-1927
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QUASI-DELICT, n. Sc. Law: an act of negligence such as to render one liable to an action for damages for injury but differing from Delict in not being motivated by criminal intent (Sc. 1829 G. J. Bell Principles 131, 1946 A. D. Gibb Legal Terms 72). [′kwezi ′dilɪkt]Sc. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 805:
A quasi delict is a term applied to that degree of culpable negligence, amounting almost to crime, and inferring an obligation to repair the injury, although there may be no ground for a criminal prosecution.Sc. 1896 W. K. Morton Manual 312:
Under quasi-delict, as under delict, each delinquent is liable in solidum for the full amount of the injury sustained.Sc. 1927 Gloag and Henderson Intro. Law Scot. 25:
When it results from the failure to exercise the degree of care required by the law in the particular circumstances, it arises from quasi-delict or negligence.
