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Definitions for Delinquency
[1] failure in or neglect of duty or obligation; dereliction; default: delinquency in payment of dues.
[2] wrongful, illegal, or antisocial behavior. Compare juvenile delinquency.
[3] any misdeed, offense, or misdemeanor.
[4] something, as a debt, that is past due or otherwise delinquent.
[5] an offence or misdeed, usually of a minor nature, esp one committed by a young person See juvenile delinquency
[6] failure or negligence in duty or obligation; dereliction
[7] a delinquent nature or delinquent behaviour
Words related to Delinquency
default, misbehavior, fault, lapse, misdemeanor, crime, nonfeasance, failure, dereliction, misdeed, wrongdoing, weakness, offense, oversight, neglect, nonobservance
Words nearby Delinquency
delineate, delineation, delineator, delineavit, delink, delinquency, delinquent, deliquesce, deliquescence, deliquescent, deliration
Origin of Delinquency
1630–40; < Late Latin dēlinquentia fault, crime, equivalent to Latin dēlinquent- (stem of dēlinquēns, present participle of dēlinquere to do wrong, equivalent to dē- de- + linquere to leave) + -ia noun suffix; see -ency
Other words from Delinquency
pre·de·lin·quen·cy , noun, plural pre·de·lin·quen·cies.
Word origin for Delinquency
C17: from Late Latin dēlinquentia a fault, offence, from Latin dēlinquere to transgress, from de- + linquere to forsake
Synonyms for Delinquency
default, crime, dereliction, failure, fault, lapse, misbehavior, misdeed, misdemeanor, neglect, nonfeasance, nonobservance, offense, oversight, weakness, wrongdoing