Meaning of DELINQUENCY
| Pronunciation: | | di'lingkwunsee
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- [n] an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
- [n] a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
- [n] nonpayment of a debt when due
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| | Synonyms: | | dereliction, juvenile delinquency, willful neglect |
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| | See Also: | | default, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, nonpayment, nonremittal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*lin"quen*cy\, n.; pl. {Delinquencies}. [L.
delinquentia, fr. delinquens.]
Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense;
a misdemeanor; a crime.
The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be
represented in the most glaring colors. --Motley.
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| | Related Terms: | | aberrance, aberrancy, abnormality, amorality, arrear, arrearage, arrears, atrocity, backsliding, bad debt, breach, carnality, crime, crime against humanity, criminality, deadly sin, decline, defalcation, default, defection, defectiveness, deficit, delinquence, dereliction, deviance, deviancy, disconformity, dishonor, dishonoring, disregard, enormity, error, evil, evil nature, failure, falling short, fault, felony, genocide, guilty act, heavy sin, illegality, immorality, imperfection, improperness, impropriety, impurity, inadequacy, inappropriateness, inattention, incorrectness, indecorousness, indecorum, indiscretion, inexpiable sin, inferiority, infraction, iniquity, injury, injustice, inobservance, insufficiency, lapse, laxity, malefaction, malfeasance, malum, minor wrong, misdeed, misdemeanor, misfeasance, moral delinquency, mortal sin, neglect, negligence, nonadherence, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity, nondischarge of debts, nonfeasance, nonfulfillment, nonobservance, nonpayment, nonperformance, nonremittal, offense, omission, outrage, oversight, peccability, peccadillo, peccancy, prodigality, protest, protested bill, recidivism, repudiation, short measure, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, sin, sin of commission, sin of omission, sinful act, sinfulness, slight, slip, slump, tort, transgression, trespass, trip, unangelicalness, unchastity, uncleanness, uncollectible, underage, unfitness, unfittingness, ungodliness, ungoodness, unlawfulness, unmorality, unobservance, unrighteousness, unsaintliness, unseemliness, unsuitability, unutterable sin, unvirtuousness, venial sin, vice, viciousness, violation, wantonness, waywardness, weakness, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing, wrongfulness, wrongness |
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