The meaning of Delinquent
Delinquent – definition
adjective(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.
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Delinquent teenagersadjectiveFailing in one's duty.
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Leaflets published outside the country blamed the government, accusing it of being delinquent in ca…
adjectiveLate in paying money owed
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She was delinquent in paying her taxes.
adjectiveNot paid or paid back as should have been done
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Delinquent accounts/payments/taxes/loans., another 6% of mortgages were delinquent but not yet in f…
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Word origin
late 15th century: from Latin delinquent- ‘offending’, from the verb delinquere, from de- ‘away’ + linquere ‘to leave’.
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