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de⋅lin⋅quent

  [di-ling-kwuhnt]
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–adjective
1. failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.
2. (of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue.
3. of or pertaining to delinquents or delinquency: delinquent attitudes.
–noun
4. a person who is delinquent.
5. juvenile delinquent.
Origin:
1475–85; < L dēlinquent-; see delinquency

Related forms:
de⋅lin⋅quent⋅ly, adverb
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de·lin·quent   (dĭ-lĭng'kwənt, -lĭn'-)   
adj.  

  1. Failing to do what law or duty requires.

  2. Overdue in payment: a delinquent account.

n.  

  1. A juvenile delinquent.

  2. A person who neglects or fails to do what law or duty requires.


[Latin dēlinquēns, dēlinquent-, present participle of dēlinquere, to offend : dē-, de- + linquere, to leave, abandon; see leikw- in Indo-European roots.]
de·lin'quent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

delinquent 
1484, from L. delinquentum (nom. delinquens), prp. of delinquere, from de- "completely" + linquere "to leave" (see relinquish). The adj. and noun are equally old in Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Delinquent

A term describing the failure to meet required obligations according to schedule.

Investopedia Commentary

In the world of finance, this term is used in a number of ways from describing a company late in filing its regulatory requirements to failure to meet required loan obligations. Generally, companies that are delinquent in their obligations receive a some sort of punishment.

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: de·lin·quent
Pronunciation: di-'li[ng]-kw&nt
Function: noun
: a delinquent person; especially : JUVENILE DELINQUENT

Main Entry: delinquent
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin delinquent- delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err
1 a : offending by neglect or violation of duty or law <delinquent acts> b : characterized by juvenile delinquency <delinquent youth>
2 : being overdue in payment <delinquent taxes> delinquent in his child support payments>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1de·lin·quent
Pronunciation: -kw&nt
Function: noun
: a transgressor against duty or the law especially in a degreenot constituting crime; specifically : JUVENILE DELINQUENT

Main Entry: 2delinquent
Function: adjective
1 : offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law
2 : of, relating to, orcharacteristic of delinquents : marked by delinquency —de·lin·quent·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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