Noun
Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
Source: Webster's dictionaryhe 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