caper vs delict

caper

• A crime, especially an elaborate heist, or a narrative about such a crime. 

• Playful behaviour. 

• The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten. 

• The capercaillie. 

• A playful leap or jump. 

• A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer. 

• A plant of the genus Capparis. 

• A jump while dancing. 

• A prank or practical joke. 

• To jump as part of a dance. 

• To engage in playful behaviour. 

• To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner. 

delict

• The branch of law dealing in delicts. 

• A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.