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delinquent
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de·lin·quent  (d-lngkwnt, -ln-)
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 to do what law or duty requires.

[Latin dlinquns, dlinquent-, present participle of dlinquere, to offend : d-, de- + linquere, to leave, abandon; see leikw- in Indo-European roots.]

de·linquent·ly adv.

delinquent
Noun
someone, esp. a young person, who breaks the law
Adjective
repeatedly breaking the law [Latin delinquens offending]
delinquency n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.delinquentdelinquent - a young offender                    
offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Adj.1.delinquent - guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors"
guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
2.delinquent - failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"
3.delinquent - past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
due - owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"

delinquent
Translations
delinquent [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] adj, ndelincuente m/f
delinquent [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] adj, ndélinquant(e)
delinquent [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] delinquency adjstraffällig
nDelinquent(in) m(f)
delinquent [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] adj, ndelinquente (m/f)


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