What does Delinquency mean?

Definitions for Delinquency
dɪˈlɪŋ kwən sidelin·quen·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  1. Delinquencynoun

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

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

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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. 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.

  2. Jason Wang:

    Based on an historical analysis of the last oil crash and recent payment behavior trends, we expect materially higher delinquency rates in Alberta and Saskatchewan in the second half of 2015.

  3. 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.

  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. Lopez Obrador:

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

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Translations for Delinquency

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  • جنوحArabic
  • [[просрочен]] [[дълг]], простъпка, правонарушение, пропускBulgarian
  • παράβαση, εγκληματικότητα, παράπτωμα, παραβατικότηταGreek
  • delincuenciaSpanish
  • występek, przestępstwoPolish
  • delinquênciaPortuguese
  • преступление, проступок, просроченный, долгRussian
  • 犯罪Chinese

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