Associations to the word «Delinquency»

Wiktionary

DELINQUENCY, noun. Misconduct
DELINQUENCY, noun. A criminal offense
DELINQUENCY, noun. A debt that is overdue for payment

Dictionary definition

DELINQUENCY, noun. Nonpayment of a debt when due.
DELINQUENCY, noun. 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".
DELINQUENCY, noun. An antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza