delinquency

Noun

Meaning

Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dereliction juvenile delinquency villainy mora naughtiness failure crime wrong vice default sin offense fault barry breach
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Antonyms

amendment vogue religiousness support provide care
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Hypernyms

default neglect negligence nonpayment misbehavior misdeed

Phrases with the word

teenage delinquency adolescent delinquency delinquency of a minor teen delinquency

Derivatives

delinquencies

Examples

he inherited his delinquency from his father Source: Internet

his derelictions were not really intended as crimes Source: Internet

his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities Source: Internet

A survey by Mitch Seligson in 2004 found that 18% of the population thought public security and violence delinquency, crime, violence, drug trafficking, and gangs were the most serious problem facing the country. Source: Internet

As defined by Montana Code Annotated, “blighted property” is “an area that is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, and crime.” Source: Internet

Account Monitoring Service helps banks detect such negative trends in order to reduce delinquency and bad debt. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

delinkage delinker delinking delinquency of a minor delinquent delinquent activities