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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.
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Delinquent
is always a great word to know.
So is quash. Does it mean:
| annul |
| using force or intimidation to obtain compliance |
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Example Sentences
- By a play on the words, a bum-bailiff was so called, because his duty was to snatch or capture the body of a delinquent.
- The perpetrator is an unethical, childish delinquent who deserves to be lambasted for what he did.
- Once a month a "past due" list is sent members indicating distributors and retailers who are delinquent in their bills.
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World English Dictionary
| delinquent (dɪˈlɪŋkwənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See juvenile delinquent someone, esp a young person, guilty of delinquency |
| 2. | archaic a person who fails in an obligation or duty |
| —adj | |
| 3. | guilty of an offence or misdeed, esp one of a minor nature |
| 4. | failing in or neglectful of duty or obligation |
| [C17: from Latin dēlinquēns offending; see | |
| de'linquently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
delinquent
late 15c., from L. delinquentum (nom. delinquens), prp. of delinquere, from de- "completely" + linquere "to leave" (see relinquish). The adj. and noun are equally old in English.
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