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delinquency
noun pl. delinquencies
- failure or neglect to do what duty or law requires
- ☆ an overdue debt, tax, etc.
- a fault: misdeed
- ☆ behavior, esp. by the young, that is antisocial or in violation of the law
See delinquency in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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