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   De·lin·quent

   /dəˈliNGkwənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (typically of a young person or that person's behavior) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime: "delinquent children" Similar lawlesslawbreakingcriminaloffendingerrantbadly behavedtroublesomedifficultunmanageableunrulydisobedientuncontrollableout of controlOpposite well behavedconformist
   • ▪ in arrears: "delinquent accounts"
   • ▪ failing in one's duty. Similar negligentneglectfulremisscareless of one's dutyirresponsiblelaxslackderelictrare:disregardfulinadvertentoscitantOpposite dutiful

   noun

   • 1. a delinquent person: "young 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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