Definitions for delinquency
dɪˈlɪŋ kwən sidelin·quen·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. delinquencynoun

   nonpayment of a debt when due

2. delinquency, dereliction, willful neglectnoun

   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"

3. delinquency, juvenile delinquencynoun

   an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. delinquencynoun

   misconduct

2. delinquencynoun

   a criminal offense

3. delinquencynoun

   a debt that is overdue for payment

4. Etymology: delinquentia, from delinquens.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DELINQUENCYnoun

   A fault; a failure in duty; a misdeed.

   Etymology: delinquentia, Latin.

   They never punish the greatest and most intolerable delinquency of the tumults, and their exciters. Charles I .

   Can
   Thy years determine like the age of man,
   That thou should’st my delinquencies exquire,
   And with variety of tortures tire? George Sandys, Paraphr. of Job.

   A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed by him. John Ayliffe, Parerg.

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1. delinquency

   Delinquency is the state of being involved in minor legal violations or wrongdoings, especially committed by young people or juveniles. It also refers to a failure to fulfill an obligation or duty, such as failure to pay a debt or loan on time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delinquencynoun

   failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime

2. Etymology: [L. delinquentia, fr. delinquens.]

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Misbehavior
   • Nonpayment

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How to pronounce delinquency?

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How to say delinquency in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of delinquency in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of delinquency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of delinquency in a Sentence

1. Lopez Obrador:

   Before, you didn't know where the authority ended and where delinquency started -- there will be no mixing.

2. Leonardo Loza:

   It is aimed at educating and disciplining people, particularly young Bolivians, and fighting delinquency on social networks, freedom of expression can't be lying to the people or insulting citizens and politicians.

3. Patrick Kennedy:

   President Kennedy signed the original Community Mental Health Act of ’63. Attorney General Robert Kennedy created the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in order to intervene early in young people’s lives, and my father was primary Senate sponsor of parity, these issues, and the incredible legacy that they all had on civil rights – from JFK being the first president to address the issue on national TV to RFK standing with Dr. King to my father’s seminal work on the Voting Rights Act – and immigration reform, are at the heart of my family’s legacy.

4. Hunter Biden:

   In 1994, there were about 1.5 million juvenile delinquency cases, less than 10 % of those cases involved violent crimes. So when we talk about the juvenile justice system, we have to remember that most of the youth involved in the system are not the so-called' super predators.'.

5. Amy Swearer:

   A chronic absenteeism rates, kids are just not going back to school, and they’re getting caught up in a lot of other types of delinquency, you saw the same thing with sort of the loss of gang violence intervention services, sort of formal and informal… bulwarks within the communities during COVID. You don’t fix that overnight.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=delinquency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Delinquency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=delinquency
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delinquency
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=delinquency