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Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

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  1. n. Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
  2. n. One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.
  3. adj. guilty of a misdeed
  4. adj. failing in what duty requires
  5. adj. past due; not paid at the scheduled time
  6. n. a young offender
  7. Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. 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.
  8. j:61/n:39 n. a young offender s. guilty of a misdeed s. past due; not paid at the scheduled time