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