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Delinquent definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DELINQUENT, a. Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
DELINQUENT, n. One who fails to perform his duty, particularly a public officer who neglects his duty; an offender; one who commits a fault or crime.
A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors"
2: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss]
3: past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: delinquent, overdue] n
1: a young offender [syn: delinquent, juvenile delinquent]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 15th century a delinquent person II. adjective Etymology: Latin delinquent-, delinquens, present participle of delinquere to fail, offend, from de- + linquere to leave — more at loan Date: 1603 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> • delinquently adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. an offender (juvenile delinquent). --adj. 1 guilty of a minor crime or a misdeed. 2 failing in one's duty. 3 US in arrears. Derivatives: delinquently adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Delinquent De*lin"quenta. [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of delinquere to fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- + linquere to leave. See Loan, n.] Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Delinquent De*lin"quent, n. One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit. A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. --Ayliffe.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(delinquents) Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes. ...remand homes for delinquent children. ADJ • Delinquent is also a noun. ...a nine-year-old delinquent. N-COUNT see also juvenile delinquent

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Failing in duty, offending, negligent. II. n. Offender, culprit, criminal, wrongdoer, misdoer, miscreant, malefactor.

Moby Thesaurus

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