Defenition of the word delinquency

• Defenition of the word delinquency

  • Set of crimes.
  • Failure to make payments on time.
  • nonpayment of a debt when due
  • 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"
  • an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
  • a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

Synonyms for the word delinquency

• • carelessness
  • crime
  • criminal behavior
  • dereliction
  • dereliction of duty
  • failure
  • felony
  • irresponsibility
  • juvenile delinquency
  • law-breaking
  • misbehavior
  • negligence
  • recklessness
  • willful neglect
  • wrongdoing

Similar words in the delinquency

• • delinquency
  • delinquency's

Hypernyms for the word delinquency

• • default
  • misbehavior
  • misbehaviour
  • misdeed
  • neglect
  • neglectfulness
  • negligence
  • nonpayment
  • nonremittal

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  • The dictionary meaning of the word inhospitable surroundings
  • The grammatical meaning of the word sourpuss
  • Meaning of the word harsh environment
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word steer clear of
  • The origin of the word misdemeanors
  • Synonym for the word avoidably
  • Antonyms for the word misconducted
  • Homonyms for the word misconducts
  • Hyponyms for the word misconducting
  • Holonyms for the word mishaps
  • Hypernyms for the word impossible to interpret
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word mishapping
  • Translation of the word in other languages mishapped