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Delinquent

Delinquent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Delinquent? [n] a young offender [adj] past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [adj] persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys" [adj] failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [adj] guilty of a minor misdeed; "delinquent minors" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Delinquent: derelict \| due \| guilty \| incorrigible \| juvenile delinquent \| neglectful \| negligent \| overdue \| owed \| remiss Related Terms \| Find terms related to Delinquent: aberrant \| abnormal \| abominable \| atrocious \| bad person \| behindhand \| careless \| criminal \| crook \| culprit \| deceiver \| defaulter \| defaulting \| derelict \| deviant \| disgraceful \| disregardful \| evil \| evil man \| evil person \| evildoer \| failing \| felon \| gangster \| hardly the thing \| hooligan \| ignominious \| illegal \| improper \| in arrear \| in arrears \| inappropriate \| incorrect \| indecorous \| infamous \| late \| lawbreaker \| lax \| levanter \| malefactor \| malevolent \| malfeasant \| malfeasor \| miscreant \| misdemeanant \| misdemeanist \| misfeasor \| mobster \| neglectful \| negligent \| nonpayer \| nonpaying \| not done \| not the thing \| off-base \| off-color \| offender \| outlaw \| out-of-line \| overdue \| past due \| public enemy \| racketeer \| regardless \| remiss \| roughneck \| ruffian \| sacrilegious \| scandalous \| shameful \| shameless \| sinful \| sinner \| slack \| tax dodger \| tax evader \| terrible \| thief \| transgressor \| undue \| unfit \| unfitting \| unlawful \| unpaid \| unrighteous \| unseemly \| unsuitable \| villain \| welsher \| wicked \| worker of ill \| wrong \| wrongdoer \| wrongful See Also \| offender \| wrongdoer Delinquent In Webster's Dictionary \Delin"quent\a. [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of delinquere to fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- + linquere to leave. See {Loan}, n.] Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. \Delin"quent\, n. One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit. A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. --Ayliffe.

Delinquent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Delinquent?

[n] a young offender
[adj] past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
[adj] persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys"
[adj] failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
[adj] guilty of a minor misdeed; "delinquent minors"

See Also | offender | wrongdoer

Delinquent In Webster's Dictionary

\De*lin"quent\a. [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of
delinquere to fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- +
linquere to leave. See {Loan}, n.]
Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.


\De*lin"quent\, n.
One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or
transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.

      A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or
      jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed.
                                               --Ayliffe.

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