Delinquency Definition

dĭ-lĭngkwən-sē, -lĭn-
delinquencies
noun
delinquencies
Juvenile delinquency.
American Heritage
Failure or neglect to do what duty or law requires.
Webster's New World
A fault: misdeed.
Webster's New World
An overdue debt, tax, etc.
Webster's New World
Behavior, esp. by the young, that is antisocial or in violation of the law.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
adjective
Of or relating to juvenile delinquency.
Delinquency problems.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Delinquency

Noun

Singular:
delinquency
Plural:
delinquencies

Origin of Delinquency

  • Latin dēlinquentia, from dēlinquēns.

    From Wiktionary

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