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delinquency

[dih-ling-kwuhn-see]

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noun, plural -cies.

failure in or neglect of duty or obligation; dereliction; default: delinquency in payment of dues.

wrongful, illegal, or antisocial behavior. Compare juvenile delinquency.

any misdeed, offense, or misdemeanor.

something, as a debt, that is past due or otherwise delinquent.

Origin:
1630–40; < Late Latin dēlinquentia fault, crime, equivalent to Latin dēlinquent- (stem of dēlinquēns, present participle of dēlinquere to do wrong, equivalent to dē- de- + linquere to leave) + -ia noun suffix; see -ency

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pre·de·lin·quen·cy, noun, plural -cies.

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Almost a quarter of the borrowers used an option to postpone payments to avoid delinquency.

The citation charges him with contributing to the delinquency of minors and with allowing minors under his supervision.

Extended families do a heroic job of caring for orphans and preventing delinquency.

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Almost a quarter of the borrowers used an option to postpone payments to avoid delinquency.

The citation charges him with contributing to the delinquency of minors and with allowing minors under his supervision.

Extended families do a heroic job of caring for orphans and preventing delinquency.

I'll always come out on top" is her watchword-and children worldwide are ravished by her cheerful delinquency.

Harlem youngsters held a rally yesterday to discourage juvenile delinquency.

The last pays irregularly, ending in delinquency and default.

Since then credit-card delinquency rates have been rising steadily but remain well below the historic average.

There have been reports from some banks that credit card delinquency rates have begun to decline.

But the longer-term trend is not necessarily evidence of a new plague of delinquency.

Another tool, credit scores, measures the risk of delinquency and default.

As long as the serious delinquency pipeline grows, a good case can be made that foreclosures will follow.

As prices soared and interest rates stayed low, delinquency rates remained low too.

Greece got away with its delinquency on that occasion.

Extended families do a heroic job of caring for orphans and preventing widespread delinquency.

Delinquency from individuals will sacre a lot of people when the cicle turns sour.

The resulting frustration is an underlying cause of troubles from youth delinquency to religious extremism.

Juvenile-justice researchers have long shown that the camps are less effective at curbing delinquency than boosters claim.

The deprivation that seems to be at the root of much delinquency will not be helped by the recession:.

They are small mirrors of postwar anxiety in an age when juvenile delinquency was perceived as a looming threat.

Sarkozy had a reputation for talking and acting tough against delinquency.

And that can lead to drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency and so.

That's almost double the delinquency rate for loans made one year earlier and at the same point in their terms.

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delinquency (dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ)

—n , pl -cies
1.	See juvenile delinquency an offence or misdeed, usually of a minor nature, esp one committed by a young person
2.	failure or negligence in duty or obligation; dereliction
3.	a delinquent nature or delinquent behaviour

[C17: from Late Latin dēlinquentia a fault, offence, from Latin dēlinquere to transgress, from de- + linquere to forsake]

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delinquency

1630s, from L. delinquentia, from delinquentem (see delinquent).

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