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!"
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