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delinquent 2 adj [Latin delinquent - delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err]1 a: offending by neglect or violation of duty or lawdelinquent actsb: characterized by juvenile delinquencydelinquent youth2: being overdue in paymentdelinquent taxeswas delinquent in his child support payments
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(guilty of a misdeed) adjective
accusable, at fault, bad, blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, condemnable, conscienceless, corrupt, criminal, culpable, derelict, dishonest, disreputable, erring, evil, evil-doing, evil-minded, flagrant, guilty, homo maleficus, immoral, improper, in error, in fault, in the wrong, incorrigible, iniquitous, irredeemable, lawbreaking, maleficent, malevolent, malfeasant, misbehaving, monstrous, nefarious, negligent, offending, peccant, profligate, punishable, remiss, reprehensible, reproachable, reprobate, scandalous, sinful, to blame, transgressing, unjust, unlawful, unprincipled, unscrupulous, unseemly, unvirtuous, unworthy, vicious, villainous, virtueless, wicked, worthless
associated concepts: delinquent child, delinquent minors
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(overdue) adjective
back, behind, behindhand, chargeable, defaultant, defaulting, deficient, due, failing in duty, in arrears, lacking, missing, neglectful of obligation, not discharged, not met, not paid on time, outstanding, owed, owing, past due, payable, receivable, remiss, short, to be paid, undefrayed, unliquidated, unpaid, unsatisfied, unsettled, wanting
associated concepts: delinquent assessments, delinquent debtor, delinquent lands, delinquent payment, delinquent premiums, delinquent property, delinquent taxes, delinquent taxpayer
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noun
criminal, culprit, dangerous person, evildoer, guilty man, homo maleficus, insolvent debtor, lawbreaker, malefactor, malfeasor, mischief-maker, miscreant, misdemeanant, misdoer, misfeasor, neglector of duty, nonpayer, offender, recidivist, recreant, reprobate, rogue, ruffian, scofflaw, swindler, transgressor, trouble maker, undesirable, worker of iniquity, wrongdoer
associated concepts: delinquent child, delinquent neglected and dependent children, delinquent premiums, delinquent taxes, juvenile delinquent
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blameful, blameworthy, broken (unfulfilled), convict, culpable, derelict (negligent), disobedient, due (owed), felon, guilty, lawbreaker, malefactor, negligent, offender, outlaw, outstanding (unpaid), overdue, recidivist, remiss, reprehensible, wrongdoer
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.(1) Of a person, neglecting one’s duty; failing to pay a debt; guilty of a crime or failure of duty.(2) Of a debt, due and unpaid.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) A payment that is past due or not paid in full.2) A person who disobeys rules or breaks the law such as a juvenile delinquent.Category: Personal Finance & RetirementCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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1 n. A person who fails to perform a legal or contractual obligation, or who is guilty of illegal or disorderly behavior.2 adj. Of a person failing to perform a legal or contractual obligation, or who is engaging in illegal or disorderly behavior.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time.2) n. short for an underage violator of the law as in juvenile delinquent.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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delinquent — delinquent … Deutsch Wörterbuch
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delinquent — [di liŋ′kwənt] adj. [L delinquens: see DELINQUENCY] 1. failing or neglecting to do what duty or law requires ☆ 2. past the time for payment; overdue [delinquent taxes] n. a delinquent person; esp., a juvenile delinquent delinquently adv … English World dictionary
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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. [1913 Webster] A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delinquent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (especially of young people) tending to commit crime. 2) formal failing in one s duty. 3) chiefly N. Amer. in arrears. ► NOUN ▪ a delinquent person. DERIVATIVES delinquently adverb … English terms 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delinquént — (lat.), Verbrecher … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon