delinquent

delinquent: de·lin·quent¹ /di-'liŋ-kwənt/ n: a delinquent person; esp: juvenile delinquent

delinquent² adj [Latin delinquent - delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err]

1 a: offending by neglect or violation of duty or law

delinquent acts

b: characterized by juvenile delinquency

delinquent youth

2: being overdue in payment

delinquent taxes

was delinquent in his child support payments

delinquent: I (guilty of a misdeed) adjective accusable, at fault, bad, blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, condemnable, conscienceless, corrupt, criminal, culpable, derelict, dishonest, disreputable, erring, evil, evil-doing, evil-minded, flagrant, guilty, homo maleficus, immoral, improper, in error, in fault, in the wrong, incorrigible, iniquitous, irredeemable, lawbreaking, maleficent, malevolent, malfeasant, misbehaving, monstrous, nefarious, negligent, offending, peccant, profligate, punishable, remiss, reprehensible, reproachable, reprobate, scandalous, sinful, to blame, transgressing, unjust, unlawful, unprincipled, unscrupulous, unseemly, unvirtuous, unworthy, vicious, villainous, virtueless, wicked, worthless associated concepts: delinquent child, delinquent minors II (overdue) adjective back, behind, behindhand, chargeable, defaultant, defaulting, deficient, due, failing in duty, in arrears, lacking, missing, neglectful of obligation, not discharged, not met, not paid on time, outstanding, owed, owing, past due, payable, receivable, remiss, short, to be paid, undefrayed, unliquidated, unpaid, unsatisfied, unsettled, wanting associated concepts: delinquent assessments, delinquent debtor, delinquent lands, delinquent payment, delinquent premiums, delinquent property, delinquent taxes, delinquent taxpayer III noun criminal, culprit, dangerous person, evildoer, guilty man, homo maleficus, insolvent debtor, lawbreaker, malefactor, malfeasor, mischief-maker, miscreant, misdemeanant, misdoer, misfeasor, neglector of duty, nonpayer, offender, recidivist, recreant, reprobate, rogue, ruffian, scofflaw, swindler, transgressor, trouble maker, undesirable, worker of iniquity, wrongdoer associated concepts: delinquent child, delinquent neglected and dependent children, delinquent premiums, delinquent taxes, juvenile delinquent IV index blameful, blameworthy, broken (unfulfilled), convict, culpable, derelict (negligent), disobedient, due (owed), felon, guilty, lawbreaker, malefactor, negligent, offender, outlaw, outstanding (unpaid), overdue, recidivist, remiss, reprehensible, wrongdoer

delinquent: adj.

(1) Of a person, neglecting one’s duty; failing to pay a debt; guilty of a crime or failure of duty.

(2) Of a debt, due and unpaid.

delinquent: 1) A payment that is past due or not paid in full.

2) A person who disobeys rules or breaks the law such as a juvenile delinquent.

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delinquent: 1 n. A person who fails to perform a legal or contractual obligation, or who is guilty of illegal or disorderly behavior.

2 adj. Of a person failing to perform a legal or contractual obligation, or who is engaging in illegal or disorderly behavior.

delinquent: 1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time.

2) n. short for an underage violator of the law as in juvenile delinquent.

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Synonyms:

Failing in duty, offending, negligent, Offender, culprit, criminal, wrongdoer, misdoer, miscreant, malefactor

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delinquent — delinquent … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Delinquent — or delinquents may refer to: Law A person who commits a misdemeanor A person who commits a felony A juvenile delinquent, often shortened as delinquent is a young person (under 18) who fails to do that which is required by law; see juvenile… … Wikipedia
delinquent — de‧lin‧quent [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] adjective ACCOUNTING delinquent account/debt/payment etc an account, debt etc that has not been paid at the right time, or has not been paid at all: • Creditor management allows lenders to reduce the risk of… … Financial and business terms
Delinquent — (lateinisch delinquere sich vergehen, einen Fehltritt begehen) ist eine insbesondere in der Kriminologie verwendete Bezeichnung für einen Straftäter. Der Begriff kennzeichnet eine Person als Ausführende eines strafrechtlich verfolgbaren Delikts… … Deutsch Wikipedia
delinquent — [di liŋ′kwənt] adj. [L delinquens: see DELINQUENCY] 1. failing or neglecting to do what duty or law requires ☆ 2. past the time for payment; overdue [delinquent taxes] n. a delinquent person; esp., a juvenile delinquent delinquently adv … English World dictionary
delinquent — [adj] irresponsible, defaulting behind, blamable, blameworthy, careless, censurable, criminal, culpable, defaultant, derelict, disregardful, faulty, guilty, lax, neglectful, negligent, offending, overdue, procrastinating, red handed*, remiss,… … New thesaurus
Delinquent — 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. [1913 Webster] A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delinquent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (especially of young people) tending to commit crime. 2) formal failing in one s duty. 3) chiefly N. Amer. in arrears. ► NOUN ▪ a delinquent person. DERIVATIVES delinquently adverb … English terms dictionary
Delinquent — De*lin quenta. [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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delinquént — (lat.), Verbrecher … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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