Delinquency
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noun.
Juvenile delinquency.
noun.
Failure to do what law or duty requires.
noun.
An offense or misdemeanor; a misdeed.
noun.
A debt or other financial obligation on which payment is overdue.
adjective.
Of or relating to juvenile delinquency.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Failure or omission of duty or obligation; a dereliction; a fault; a shortcoming; an offense.
noun.
Synonyms
Wrong, Sin
, etc. See
crime
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
misconduct
noun.
a
criminal
offense
noun.
a
debt
that is
overdue
for
payment
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
noun.
nonpayment of a debt when due
noun.
an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
Word Usage
"If the delinquency is not due to something catastrophic, let them fail!"
Form
juvenile delinquency
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
default
misbehavior
misbehaviour
misdeed
neglect
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
depravity
disability
dishonesty
disobedience
escapade
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
aberrance
aberrancy
abnormality
amorality
arrear