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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•lin•quen•cy (di ling′kwən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. - failure in or neglect of duty or obligation;
dereliction;
default:delinquency in payment of dues. - Sociologywrongful, illegal, or antisocial behavior. Cf. juvenile delinquency.
- any misdeed, offense, or misdemeanor.
- 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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: delinquency /dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)- an offence or misdeed, usually of a minor nature, esp one committed by a young person
See juvenile delinquency - failure or negligence in duty or obligation; dereliction
- 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 de•lin•quent /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/USA pronunciation adj. - guilty of a misdeed or offense.
- Businesspast due:a delinquent account.
n. [countable] - 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 © 2024de•lin•quent (di ling′kwənt),USA pronunciation adj. - failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation;
guilty of a misdeed or offense. - Business(of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due;
overdue. - Sociologyof or pertaining to delinquents or delinquency:delinquent attitudes.
n. - Sociologya person who is delinquent.
- SociologySee juvenile delinquent.
- Latin dēlinquent-; see delinquency
- 1475–85
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