Associations to the word «Delinquent»
Noun
- Juvenile
- Offender
- Criminal
- Probation
- Gang
- Dependent
- Behavior
- Teenager
- Rehabilitation
- Detention
- Youth
- Offence
- Crime
- Payment
- Tax
- Jail
- Prevention
- Punishment
- Custody
- Abuse
- Prison
- Adult
- Boys
- Taxpayer
- Mortgage
- Adolescent
- Revenue
- Risk
- Dealing
- Justice
- Girl
- Boy
- Child
- Homeowner
- Act
- Adolescence
- Facility
- Ordinance
- Lender
- Defi
- Culprit
- Intervention
- Peer
- Addict
- Alcoholic
- Felony
- Debtor
- Offense
- Loan
- Royalist
- Classmate
- Cohen
- Thistle
- Sinner
- Habit
- Default
- Robber
Adjective
Wiktionary
DELINQUENT, adjective. Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
DELINQUENT, adjective. Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
DELINQUENT, noun. One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
DELINQUENT, noun. (obsolete) a term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642 - 1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
Dictionary definition
DELINQUENT, noun. A young offender.
DELINQUENT, adjective. Guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors".
DELINQUENT, adjective. Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills".
DELINQUENT, adjective. Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.