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delinquent definition - legal

n

adj

  1. A person who fails to perform a legal or contractual obligation, or who is guilty of illegal or disorderly behavior.
  2. 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 Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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