This is the 4557th most frequent Dutch word.
delict
An offense or criminal act.
In this sentence, 'delict' is used to refer specifically to a single criminal act or offense being investigated.
De politie onderzoekt het delict dat gisteren plaatsvond.
The police are investigating the crime that took place yesterday.
Here, 'delict' is used in a general sense to denote criminal actions or offenses in a broader legal context.
Het plegen van een delict kan ernstige juridische gevolgen hebben.
Committing a crime can have serious legal consequences.
In this instance, 'delict' is pluralized ('delicten') and used to categorize or reference various types of crimes in an educational or explanatory setting.