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–noun, plural -cies.

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

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

3.	any misdeed, offense, or misdemeanor.

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

[Origin: 1630–40; < LL délinquentia fault, crime, equiv. to L délinquent- (s. of délinquéns, prp. of délinquere to do wrong, equiv. to dé- de- + linquere to leave) + -ia n. suffix; see -ency

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de·lin·quen·cy Audio Help (dĭ-lĭng'kwən-sē, -lĭn'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. de·lin·quen·cies

Juvenile delinquency.
Failure to do what law or duty requires.
An offense or a misdemeanor; a misdeed.
A debt or other financial obligation on which payment is overdue.

adj. Of or relating to juvenile delinquency: delinquency problems.

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delinquency
noun
1.	nonpayment of a debt when due
2.	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"
3.	an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor

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Delinquency

De*lin"quen*cy\, 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.

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