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   delinquent

   /dɪˈlɪŋkw(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. (typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime: "delinquent teenagers" Similar lawlesslawbreakingcriminaloffendingerrantbadly behavedtroublesomedifficultunmanageableunrulydisobedientuncontrollableout of controlOpposite well behavedconformist
   • 2. failing in one's duty. formal Similar negligentneglectfulremisscareless of one's dutyirresponsiblelaxslackderelictrare:disregardfulinadvertentoscitantOpposite dutiful
   • ▪ in arrears: North American "delinquent accounts"

   noun

   • 1. a delinquent person: "juvenile delinquents"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin delinquent- ‘offending’, from the verb delinquere, from de- ‘away’ + linquere ‘to leave’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. delinquently adverb

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   What is a delinquent person?

   • failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense. (of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue. delinquent attitudes. a person who is delinquent. juvenile delinquent. archaic.

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   What does juvenile delinquent mean?

   • You may have heard the term juvenile delinquent, which refers to a young (juvenile) person who gets in trouble, often with the law, but people of any age can be delinquent. A delinquent landlord is one who doesn't make repairs. A delinquent tenant is one who does not pay his rent. "Delinquent."

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   What is a delinquent act?

   • d. an act that is universally wrong. a process of interaction between deviants and nondeviants. Two groups of boys, one working class and the other middle class, engage in equal amounts of delinquent activity. The members of one group are considered "boys being boys," and the members of the other are considered "troublemakers."

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   Who is a delinquent borrower?

   • A delinquent borrower or taxpayer is someone who has failed to pay their debts or taxes. ...a delinquent borrower. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 3. 4. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. US 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal or not acceptable to most people: Our neighbour hated children and just thought we were a bunch of delinquents. See also. juvenile delinquent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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     a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is...

   • Znaczenie Delinquent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DELINQUENT definicja: 1. a person, usually young, who...

   • Portuguese Translation

     DELINQUENT translate: delinquente. Learn more in the...

   • Delinquent in Polish

     DELINQUENT translate: młodociany przestępca. Learn more in...

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     DELINQUENT translate: （通常指年轻的）违法者;不良青少年, 不良的;违法的,...

   • Delinquent in Russian

     DELINQUENT translate: малолетний преступник . Learn more in...

   • Traditional

     DELINQUENT translate: （通常指年輕的）違法者;不良青少年, 不良的;違法的,...

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     DELINEATION definition: 1. the action of describing or...

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   The meaning of DELINQUENT is a usually young person who regularly performs illegal or immoral acts. How to use delinquent in a sentence.

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   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.

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   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.

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   de•lin•quent. (dɪˈlɪŋ kwənt) adj. 1. failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense. 2. past due: a deliquent account. 3. of or pertaining to delinquents or delinquency. n. 4. a person who is delinquent, esp. a juvenile delinquent. [1475–85; < Latin dēlinquent-; see delinquency]

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   a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal or not acceptable to most people: Our neighbor hated children and just thought we were a bunch of delinquents. See also. juvenile delinquent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   someone, esp a young person, guilty of delinquency. See juvenile delinquent. 2. archaic. a person who fails in an obligation or duty. adjective. 3. guilty of an offence or misdeed, esp one of a minor nature. 4. failing in or neglectful of duty or obligation.