delinquent
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Synonyms:
defaulter, tax evader, offender, reprobate, dawdler, slacker, bad debtor, poor risk, neglecter of duty, felon, miscreant, malefactor, lawbreaker, wrongdoer, sinner Collocations, juvenile offender, juvenile delinquent, JD, punk Collocations, hoodlum, hood Collocations, gangster Collocations, hooligan, troublemaker, outlaw Collocations, scamp, black sheep, fallen angel, jailbird, welsher, tax dodger, deadbeat, criminal Collocations, crim , crook Collocations , good-for-nothing , ne'er-do-well
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law-abiding citizen, stand-up guy , stand-up gal , goody two shoes, goody-goody , police Collocations, policeman, cop Collocations
Sense: Lax in duty
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derelict, remiss, negligent, slack Collocations, behind hand, tardy, procrastinating, criminal Collocations, neglectful, faulty Collocations, shabby Collocations, guilty of misdeed, failing in duty, blameworthy, blamable, culpable, red-handed, censurable, offending, reprehensible, careless Collocations, lax, inattentive, behind Collocations, lazy Collocations
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Sense: Not paid on time; said especially of taxes
Synonyms:
owed, back Collocations, overdue Collocations, due Collocations, unpaid, owing Collocations, to be paid, behind Collocations, in arrears
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