delinquency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: delinquency	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for delinquency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delinquency n nonpayment of a debt when due a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" Synonym(s): delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor Synonym(s): delinquency, juvenile delinquency
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delinquency \Delin"quency\, n.; pl. {Delinquencies}. [L. delinquentia, fr. delinquens.] Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime. The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be represented in the most glaring colors. --Motley.