delinquent

[De*lin·quent]

One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.

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Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

Noun
a young offender

Adjective S.
past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"

Adjective S.
persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys"

Adjective S.
failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

Adjective S.
guilty of a minor misdeed; "delinquent minors"

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n.
Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

n.
One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.


Delinquent

De*lin"quent a. [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.

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.

Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.

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Usage Examples

One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.

My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent.

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