What (who) is delinquency - definition
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Delinquency; Delinquants; Delinquents; Delinquent account; Delinquent (disambiguation)
delinquency
n.
1) juvenile delinquency
2) delinquency in
delinquency
(delinquencies)
Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
He had no history of delinquency.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
see also juvenile delinquency
Delinquency
·noun Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
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Delinquent
Delinquent or delinquents may refer to:
- A person who commits a felony
- A juvenile delinquent, often shortened as delinquent is a young person (under 18) who fails to do that which is required by law; see juvenile delinquency
- A person who fails to pay a debt or other financial obligation
- A person found guilty of serious misconduct, gross abuse of position, gross negligence, wilful misconduct or a breach of trust, can be declared a delinquent director (South Africa, by example) by the court
Pronunciation examples for delinquency
1. delinquency hearings.'
The Hellfire Club _ Jake Tapper _ Talks at Google
2. into drug abuse, delinquency, depression,
_ Tom Boyce _ Talks at Google
3. Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission,
Climbing, Nature, and Sacred Rok _ Ron Kauk _ Talks at Google
4. with acts of juvenile delinquency.
16 Bars - Youth (Off)Ending Justice _ Exalt Youth _ Talks at Google
5. So he looked at juvenile delinquency.
Race in America Beyond Black and White _ Frank Wu _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of delinquency
1. They trivialise serious delinquency and criminalise aimless boredom.
2. Other twin studies have found the same pattern for delinquency.
3. The four have been charged with juvenile delinquency.
4. I immediately sent the dues in to remedy the delinquency.
5. As these abandoned children grew older, a culture of delinquency developed.