'Delinquency' definitions:
Definition of 'delinquency'
(from WordNet)
noun
Nonpayment of a debt when due
noun
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" [syn: delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect]
noun
An antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor [syn: delinquency, juvenile delinquency]
Definition of 'Delinquency'
From: GCIDE
- Delinquency \De*lin"quen*cy\, n.; pl. Delinquencies. [L. delinquentia, fr. delinquens.] Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime. [1913 Webster]
- The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be represented in the most glaring colors. --Motley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'delinquency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aberrance,
- aberrancy,
- abnormality,
- amorality,
- arrear,
- arrearage,
- arrears,
- atrocity,
- backsliding,
- bad debt,
- breach,
- carnality,
- crime,
- crime against humanity,
- criminality,
- deadly sin,
- decline,
- defalcation,
- default,
- defection,
- defectiveness,
- deficit,
- delinquence,
- dereliction,
- deviance,
- deviancy,
- disconformity,
- dishonor,
- dishonoring,
- disregard,
- enormity,
- error,
- evil,
- evil nature,
- failure,
- falling short,
- fault,
- felony,
- genocide,
- guilty act,
- heavy sin,
- illegality,
- immorality,
- imperfection,
- improperness,
- impropriety,
- impurity,
- inadequacy,
- inappropriateness,
- inattention,
- incorrectness,
- indecorousness,
- indecorum,
- indiscretion,
- inexpiable sin,
- inferiority,
- infraction,
- iniquity,
- injury,
- injustice,
- inobservance,
- insufficiency,
- lapse,
- laxity,
- malefaction,
- malfeasance,
- malum,
- minor wrong,
- misdeed,
- misdemeanor,
- misfeasance,
- moral delinquency,
- mortal sin,
- neglect,
- negligence,
- nonadherence,
- noncompliance,
- nonconformance,
- nonconformity,
- nondischarge of debts,
- nonfeasance,
- nonfulfillment,
- nonobservance,
- nonpayment,
- nonperformance,
- nonremittal,
- offense,
- omission,
- outrage,
- oversight,
- peccability,
- peccadillo,
- peccancy,
- prodigality,
- protest,
- protested bill,
- recidivism,
- repudiation,
- short measure,
- shortage,
- shortcoming,
- shortfall,
- sin,
- sin of commission,
- sin of omission,
- sinful act,
- sinfulness,
- slight,
- slip,
- slump,
- tort,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- trip,
- unangelicalness,
- unchastity,
- uncleanness,
- uncollectible,
- underage,
- unfitness,
- unfittingness,
- ungodliness,
- ungoodness,
- unlawfulness,
- unmorality,
- unobservance,
- unrighteousness,
- unsaintliness,
- unseemliness,
- unsuitability,
- unutterable sin,
- unvirtuousness,
- venial sin,
- vice,
- viciousness,
- violation,
- wantonness,
- waywardness,
- weakness,
- wickedness,
- wrong,
- wrongdoing,
- wrongfulness,
- wrongness