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Noun: delinquency  di'lingkwunsee
  1. Nonpayment of a debt when due
     
  2. A tendency to be negligent and uncaring
    "he inherited his delinquency from his father"
    - dereliction, willful neglect [N. Amer], wilful neglect [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. An antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
    - juvenile delinquency

Derived forms: delinquencies

See also: delinquent

Type of: default, misbehavior [US], misbehaviour [Brit, Cdn], misdeed, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, nonpayment, nonremittal

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