'Delinquent' definitions:
Definition of 'delinquent'
From: WordNet
adjective
Guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors"
adjective
Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss]
adjective
Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: delinquent, overdue]
noun
A young offender [syn: delinquent, juvenile delinquent]
Definition of 'Delinquent'
From: GCIDE
- Delinquent \De*lin"quent\, n. One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit. [1913 Webster]
- A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Delinquent'
From: GCIDE
- Delinquent \De*lin"quent\a. [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of delinquere to fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- + linquere to leave. See Loan, n.] Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'delinquent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aberrant,
- abnormal,
- abominable,
- atrocious,
- bad person,
- behindhand,
- careless,
- criminal,
- crook,
- culprit,
- deceiver,
- defaulter,
- defaulting,
- derelict,
- deviant,
- disgraceful,
- disregardful,
- evil,
- evil man,
- evil person,
- evildoer,
- failing,
- felon,
- gangster,
- hardly the thing,
- hooligan,
- ignominious,
- illegal,
- improper,
- in arrear,
- in arrears,
- inappropriate,
- incorrect,
- indecorous,
- infamous,
- late,
- lawbreaker,
- lax,
- levanter,
- malefactor,
- malevolent,
- malfeasant,
- malfeasor,
- miscreant,
- misdemeanant,
- misdemeanist,
- misfeasor,
- mobster,
- neglectful,
- negligent,
- nonpayer,
- nonpaying,
- not done,
- not the thing,
- off-base,
- off-color,
- offender,
- out-of-line,
- outlaw,
- overdue,
- past due,
- public enemy,
- racketeer,
- regardless,
- remiss,
- roughneck,
- ruffian,
- sacrilegious,
- scandalous,
- shameful,
- shameless,
- sinful,
- sinner,
- slack,
- tax dodger,
- tax evader,
- terrible,
- thief,
- transgressor,
- undue,
- unfit,
- unfitting,
- unlawful,
- unpaid,
- unrighteous,
- unseemly,
- unsuitable,
- villain,
- welsher,
- wicked,
- worker of ill,
- wrong,
- wrongdoer,
- wrongful