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DELINQUENT
delinquent, overdue
(adjective) past due; not paid at the scheduled time; “an overdue installment”; “a delinquent account”
derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss
(adjective) failing in what duty requires; “derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”; “neglectful of his duties”; “remiss of you not to pay your bills”
delinquent
(adjective) guilty of a misdeed; “delinquent minors”
delinquent, juvenile delinquent
(noun) a young offender
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
delinquent (comparative more delinquent, superlative most delinquent)
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Synonyms
• (late or failing to pay a debt): defaulting
Noun
delinquent (plural delinquents)
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
A person who has not paid their debts.
(obsolete, derogatory) A term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642-1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
Synonyms
• See also criminal
Source: Wiktionary
De*lin"quent a. Etym: [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of delinquere to fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- + linquere to leave. See Loan, n.]
Definition: Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
De*lin"quent, n.
Definition: One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit. A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. Ayliffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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