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- Dictionarydelinquent/dɪˈlɪŋkw(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. (typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime: "delinquent teenagers" Similar Opposite
- 2. failing in one's duty. formal Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a delinquent person: "juvenile delinquents"
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DELINQUENT definition: 1. a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal or not acceptable to most people…. Learn more.
1. : offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law. … were clearly delinquent in not immediately alerting Western Europe to the accident … Richard Wilson. 2. : being overdue in payment. a delinquent charge account. … efforts to crack down on parents delinquent in child-support payments … Todd S. Purdum. 3.
The adjective delinquent describes something that is past due or people who are negligent in doing their duty. If you are delinquent in paying your delinquent library fines, you won't be able to check out any more books.
failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense. (of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue. of or relating to delinquents or delinquency: delinquent attitudes.
Define delinquent. delinquent synonyms, delinquent pronunciation, delinquent translation, English dictionary definition of delinquent. adj. 1. Failing to do what law or duty requires. 2. Overdue in payment: a delinquent account. n. 1. A juvenile delinquent. 2. A person who neglects or fails...
4 meanings: 1. someone, esp a young person, guilty of delinquency → See juvenile delinquent 2. archaic a person who fails in an.... Click for more definitions.
DELINQUENCY definition: 1. behaviour, especially of a young person, that is illegal or not acceptable to most people: 2…. Learn more.
Of a person failing to perform a legal or contractual obligation, or who is engaging in illegal or disorderly behavior. Webster's New World Law. Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan. Fred is delinquent in making his car payment. The company made a new effort to collect delinquent payments. Wiktionary.
delinquent meaning: a young person who behaves badly, usually by committing crimes. Learn more.
1. a. : a delinquent act. b. : conduct that is out of accord with accepted behavior or the law. especially : juvenile delinquency. 2. : a debt on which payment is overdue. Synonyms. default. dereliction. failure. misprision. neglect. negligence. nonfeasance. oversight. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of delinquency in a Sentence.
