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delinquent

Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪŋkw(ə)nt/

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Definition of delinquent

adjective

  • 1(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime:delinquent teenagers
  • 2 formal failing in one’s duty.
  • North American in arrears:delinquent accounts

noun

  • a delinquent person:juvenile delinquents

Derivatives

delinquently

adverb

Origin:

late 15th century: from Latin delinquent- 'offending', from the verb delinquere, from de- 'away' + linquere 'to leave'

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