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Webster 1913 Edition
Delinquent
De-lin′quent
Adj.
[L. ]
delinquens
, -entis
, p. pr. of delinquere
to fail, be wanting in one’s duty, do wrong; de-
+ linquere
to leave. See Loan
, Noun.
Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
De-lin′quent
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Delinquent
DELINQUENT
,Adj.
DELINQUENT
,Noun.
A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed.
Definition 2024
Delinquent
Delinquent
See also: delinquent and délinquent
German
Noun
Delinquent m (genitive Delinquenten, plural Delinquenten, feminine Delinquentin)
- delinquent (one who breaks the law)
Declension
Declension of Delinquent
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Delinquent | die | Delinquenten |
| genitive | eines | des | Delinquenten | der | Delinquenten |
| dative | einem | dem | Delinquenten | den | Delinquenten |
| accusative | einen | den | Delinquenten | die | Delinquenten |
Synonyms
Related terms
delinquent
delinquent
See also: Delinquent and délinquent
English
Adjective
delinquent (comparative more delinquent, superlative most delinquent)
- Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
- Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.
- The company made a new effort to collect delinquent payments.
- Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Synonyms
- (late or failing to pay a debt): defaulting
Translations
late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
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Derived terms
- delinquency
- juvenile delinquent
- moral delinquent
Noun
delinquent (plural delinquents)
- One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
- (obsolete) 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 Wikisaurus:criminal
Translations
one who breaks the law
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