delinquent
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1de·lin·quent
noun \-kwənt\Definition of DELINQUENT
: a delinquent person
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- a group of violent delinquents
First Known Use of DELINQUENT
15th century
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2delinquent
adjectiveDefinition of DELINQUENT
1
: offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law
2
: being overdue in payment <a delinquent charge account>
3
: of, relating to, or characteristic of delinquents : marked by delinquency <delinquent behavior>
— de·lin·quent·ly adverb
Examples of DELINQUENT
- a school for delinquent children
- His delinquent behavior could lead to more serious problems.
- The town is trying to collect delinquent taxes.
Origin of DELINQUENT
Latin delinquent-, delinquens, present participle of delinquere to fail, offend, from de- + linquere to leave — more at loan
First Known Use: 1603
Related to DELINQUENT
- Antonyms
- early, inopportune, precocious, premature, unseasonable, untimely
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