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  2. Adjective. In cases where families sued, departments later used the information from those interviews to defend themselves in court, painting the deceased as mentally ill drug addicts and deadbeat parents in part to lower the cost of damages or settlements paid to families.

  3. DEADBEAT definition: 1. a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way, and does not fit into…. Learn more.

  4. a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way, and does not fit into ordinary society: He's a real deadbeat who's never had a proper job. [ as form of address ] Come off it, deadbeat, you're never going to get anywhere. a person or company that is not willing to pay debts or accept responsibility.

  5. Deadbeat definition: a person who deliberately avoids paying debts or neglects responsibilities.. See examples of DEADBEAT used in a sentence.

  6. Synonyms for DEADBEAT: slug, drone, snail, bum, layabout, loafer, idler, do-nothing; Antonyms of DEADBEAT: hustler, doer, hummer, comer, achiever, self-starter, go-ahead, powerhouse.

  7. n. 1. a person who avoids paying debts. 2. a sponger. adj. 3. (of the indicator of an electric meter and the like) coming to a stop with little or no oscillation. 4. being a parent who neglects parental responsibilities, esp. one who does not pay child support: deadbeat dads. [1760–70]

  8. 1. informal. a lazy or socially undesirable person. 2. mainly US. a. a person who makes a habit of avoiding or evading his or her responsibilities or debts. b. (as modifier) a deadbeat dad. 3. a high grade escapement used in pendulum clocks. 4. (modifier) (of a clock escapement) having a beat without any recoil. 5. (modifier) physics. a.

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