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delinquency - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'delinquency' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Delinquency [ n.]
- Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.

Meaning of 'delinquency' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . delinquency [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
Example in sentence:
  • he inherited his delinquency from his father;
  • his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities;
  • his derelictions were not really intended as crimes

Nearby Words:

del del credere delaceration delacrymation delactation delaine delamination delapsation delapse delapsed

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