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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•lin•quent /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. guilty of a misdeed or offense.
  2. Businesspast due:a delinquent account.

n. [countable]
  1. Sociologya person who is delinquent, esp. a juvenile delinquent.
de•lin•quen•cy, n. [uncountable* countable]pl. -cies. 
de•lin•quent•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•lin•quen•cy  (di lingkwən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. failure in or neglect of duty or obligation;
    dereliction;
    default:delinquency in payment of dues.
  2. Sociologywrongful, illegal, or antisocial behavior. Cf. juvenile delinquency.
  3. any misdeed, offense, or misdemeanor.
  4. something, as a debt, that is past due or otherwise delinquent.
  • Late Latin dēlinquentia fault, crime, equivalent. to Latin dēlinquent- (stem of dēlinquēns, present participle of dēlinquere to do wrong, equivalent. to dē- de- + linquere to leave) + -ia noun, nominal suffix; see -ency
  • 1630–40

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•lin•quent  (di lingkwənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation;
    guilty of a misdeed or offense.
  2. Business(of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due;
    overdue.
  3. Sociologyof or pertaining to delinquents or delinquency:delinquent attitudes.

n. 
  1. Sociologya person who is delinquent.
  2. SociologySee juvenile delinquent. 
  • Latin dēlinquent-; see delinquency
  • 1475–85
de•linquent•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
delinquency / dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ/ ( -cies)
  1. an offence or misdeed, usually of a minor nature, esp one committed by a young person
    See juvenile delinquency
  2. failure or negligence in duty or obligation; dereliction
  3. a delinquent nature or delinquent behaviour
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin dēlinquentia a fault, offence, from Latin dēlinquere to transgress, from de- + linquere to forsake

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