delinquency

de·lin·quen·cy  (d-lngkwn-s, -ln-)

n. pl. de·lin·quen·cies

1. Juvenile delinquency.

2. Failure to do what law or duty requires.

3. An offense or a misdemeanor; a misdeed.

4. A debt or other financial obligation on which payment is overdue.

adj.

Of or relating to juvenile delinquency: delinquency problems.

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delinquency [dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. (Sociology) an offence or misdeed, usually of a minor nature, esp one committed by a young person See juvenile delinquency

2. (Law) failure or negligence in duty or obligation; dereliction

3. (Sociology) a delinquent nature or delinquent behaviour

[from Late Latin dēlinquentia a fault, offence, from Latin dēlinquere to transgress, from de- + linquere to forsake]

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delinquency

1.the condition of being in arrears in payment of a debt.
2. the condition of a debt when overdue. See also law.

See also: Finance

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a condition of guilt; failure to do that which the law or other obligation requires. See also finance. — delinquent, adj.

See also: Law

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	delinquency - nonpayment of a debt when due nonpayment, nonremittal, default - loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
	2.	delinquency - a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" dereliction, willful neglect neglectfulness, negligence, neglect - the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
	3.	delinquency - an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor juvenile delinquency misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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delinquency

noun crime, misconduct, wrongdoing, fault, offence, misdemeanour, misdeed, misbehaviour, villainy, lawbreaking He had no history of delinquency.

Translations

delinquency [dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ] N → delincuencia f
see also juvenile A

delinquency [dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi] n → délinquance f

delinquency

n → Kriminalität f, → Delinquenz f (spec) ? juvenile delinquency

delinquency [dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ] n → delinquenza

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delinquency [dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ] n → delinquenza