delinquent

1 of 2

noun

de·lin·quent di-ˈliŋ-kwənt How to pronounce delinquent (audio)

-ˈlin-

: a usually young person who regularly performs illegal or immoral acts

delinquent

2 of 2

adjective

: offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law

… were clearly delinquent in not immediately alerting Western Europe to the accident …

Richard Wilson

: being overdue in payment

a delinquent charge account

… efforts to crack down on parents delinquent in child-support payments …

Todd S. Purdum

: of, relating to, or characteristic of people who regularly perform illegal or immoral acts : marked by delinquency (see delinquency sense 1b)

delinquent behavior

delinquently adverb

Example Sentences

Noun a group of violent delinquents Adjective a school for delinquent children His delinquent behavior could lead to more serious problems. The town is trying to collect delinquent taxes.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

On the personal-property side, Kessler Construction, a company tied to John Kessler, is the top tax delinquent, owing $906,385.62 for items at 244 Prospect Avenue.

Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 He was arrested in October 2015 and April 2016 for a string of offenses, including robbery, false imprisonment, battery, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm by a delinquent, and fleeing a law enforcement officer.

Justine Browning, EW.com, 16 July 2022 In the crushing true-life drama Only The Brave—his first movie with Top Gun: Maverick director Joe Kosinski—Teller plays Brendan McDonough, a drug addict delinquent looking to turn his life around to provide for his newborn daughter.

Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 9 June 2022 The facility will serve dual purposes as a correctional facility for youth found delinquent of crimes and as a detention facility for youth from Racine and surrounding counties being held temporarily or while awaiting trial.

Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2022 Sure enough, all are present in this unpredictable tale of mutual misfit attraction between a juvenile delinquent and the middle-aged actor whose role in his life shifts from mentor to mother to lover.

Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2022 Proper parenting would result in a well-mannered adult Tamagotchi, while inattention would result in a delinquent.

Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021 The largest delinquent at the time was a Shelton business that owed more than $500,000.

Christopher Keating, courant.com, 10 Nov. 2021 With no bidders on the remaining tax delinquent Taylor Tudor buildings put up at sheriff’s sale -- not once but twice -- the city has now acquired them through the Cuyahoga County Land Bank for $200.

Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2021

Adjective

An earlier report from the New York Federal Reserve found that $10,000 in forgiveness would completely wipe out the debt of nearly a third of borrowers, including about 31% of delinquent loans or those in default.

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 The owner of that property owes nearly $100,000 in delinquent taxes.

Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 Children as young as 10 who commit unlawful acts are labeled delinquent in Minnesota (not as criminals).

James Densley, Star Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021 Juveniles can be ordered by a judge to Division of Youth Services care if declared delinquent by a court, according to the Arkansas Department of Health website.

Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2022 Philadelphia, which declared a heat emergency starting on Thursday, halted a plan to shut off water to customers with delinquent bills, citing the heat wave.

New York Times, 24 July 2022 Philadelphia, which declared a heat emergency starting Thursday, halted a plan to shut off water to customers with delinquent bills, citing the heat wave.

Ali Watkins, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 The wait in reporting delinquent debt will give patients time to figure out how to resolve a bill, noted Chi Chi Wu, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center.

Tom Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2022 No matter what the situation, having delinquent tax debt that is being pursued by IRS Collections or by a PCA can be scary.

Amber Gray-fenner, Forbes, 29 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

earlier, "person failing in a duty, offender," borrowed from Middle French delinquant, noun derivative from present participle of delinquer "to commit an offense," borrowed from Latin dēlinquere "to be lacking, fall short of an approved standard, misbehave, commit (an offense)" — more at delinquent entry 2

Adjective

borrowed from Latin dēlinquent-, dēlinquens, present participle of dēlinquere "to be lacking, fall short of an approved standard, misbehave, commit (an offense)," from dē- de- + linquō, linquere (perfect līquī) "to go away from, leave, leave behind, abandon, desist from," going back to Indo-European *li-n-k^w-/*li-né-k^w- "leaves behind" (whence also Sanskrit riṇákti "[s/he] leaves behind," Avestan irinaxti, Old Irish léicid "[s/he] lets go, leaves behind"), ar-léici "[s/he] lets go, releases, lends," present tense derivative from the base *lei̯k^w- "leave behind, distance oneself from," whence also, with varying ablaut, Greek leípō, leípein (aorist élipon) "to leave, quit, be missing," Armenian likʼ "(s/he) left, let go," Old Prussian polāikt "to remain," Lithuanian liekù, lìkti, Germanic *līhwan- "to grant, lend" (whence Old English lēon "to lend, grant," Old Saxon farlīhan, Old High German līhan, Old Norse ljá, Gothic leihwan "to lend")

Note: The specialization of sense in Germanic (from "leave behind" to "lend") is distinctive and has been variously explained. Attention has been drawn to the derivative *laihna- "something lent," perhaps from "something left as a legacy," with apparent counterparts in Indo-Iranian (see loan entry 1), and it has been argued that the noun's influence has restricted the meaning of the verb (see Antoine Meillet, "Sur le suffixe indo-européen *-nes-," Mémoires de la Société Linguistique de Paris, tome 15 [1908-09], pp. 254-56).

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

delinquent 1 of 2

noun

de·lin·quent di-ˈliŋ-kwənt How to pronounce delinquent (audio)

: a delinquent person

especially : juvenile delinquent

delinquent

2 of 2

adjective

: offending by neglect or violation of duty or law

delinquent acts

: characterized by juvenile delinquency

delinquent youth

: being overdue in payment

delinquent taxes

was delinquent in his child support payments

单词	delinquently
释义	delinquent 1 of 2 noun de·lin·quent di-ˈliŋ-kwənt -ˈlin- : a usually young person who regularly performs illegal or immoral acts delinquent 2 of 2 adjective 1 : offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law … were clearly delinquent in not immediately alerting Western Europe to the accident … Richard Wilson 2 : being overdue in payment a delinquent charge account … efforts to crack down on parents delinquent in child-support payments … Todd S. Purdum 3 : of, relating to, or characteristic of people who regularly perform illegal or immoral acts : marked by delinquency (see delinquency sense 1b) delinquent behavior delinquently adverb Synonyms Adjective behind behindhand belated late latish overdue tardy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a group of violent delinquents Adjective a school for delinquent children His delinquent behavior could lead to more serious problems. The town is trying to collect delinquent taxes. Recent Examples on the Web Noun On the personal-property side, Kessler Construction, a company tied to John Kessler, is the top tax delinquent, owing $906,385.62 for items at 244 Prospect Avenue. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 He was arrested in October 2015 and April 2016 for a string of offenses, including robbery, false imprisonment, battery, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm by a delinquent, and fleeing a law enforcement officer. Justine Browning, EW.com, 16 July 2022 In the crushing true-life drama Only The Brave—his first movie with Top Gun: Maverick director Joe Kosinski—Teller plays Brendan McDonough, a drug addict delinquent looking to turn his life around to provide for his newborn daughter. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 9 June 2022 The facility will serve dual purposes as a correctional facility for youth found delinquent of crimes and as a detention facility for youth from Racine and surrounding counties being held temporarily or while awaiting trial. Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2022 Sure enough, all are present in this unpredictable tale of mutual misfit attraction between a juvenile delinquent and the middle-aged actor whose role in his life shifts from mentor to mother to lover. Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2022 Proper parenting would result in a well-mannered adult Tamagotchi, while inattention would result in a delinquent. Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021 The largest delinquent at the time was a Shelton business that owed more than $500,000. Christopher Keating, courant.com, 10 Nov. 2021 With no bidders on the remaining tax delinquent Taylor Tudor buildings put up at sheriff’s sale -- not once but twice -- the city has now acquired them through the Cuyahoga County Land Bank for $200. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2021 Adjective An earlier report from the New York Federal Reserve found that $10,000 in forgiveness would completely wipe out the debt of nearly a third of borrowers, including about 31% of delinquent loans or those in default. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 The owner of that property owes nearly $100,000 in delinquent taxes. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 Children as young as 10 who commit unlawful acts are labeled delinquent in Minnesota (not as criminals). James Densley, Star Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021 Juveniles can be ordered by a judge to Division of Youth Services care if declared delinquent by a court, according to the Arkansas Department of Health website. Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2022 Philadelphia, which declared a heat emergency starting on Thursday, halted a plan to shut off water to customers with delinquent bills, citing the heat wave. New York Times, 24 July 2022 Philadelphia, which declared a heat emergency starting Thursday, halted a plan to shut off water to customers with delinquent bills, citing the heat wave. Ali Watkins, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 The wait in reporting delinquent debt will give patients time to figure out how to resolve a bill, noted Chi Chi Wu, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center. Tom Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2022 No matter what the situation, having delinquent tax debt that is being pursued by IRS Collections or by a PCA can be scary. Amber Gray-fenner, Forbes, 29 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun earlier, "person failing in a duty, offender," borrowed from Middle French delinquant, noun derivative from present participle of delinquer "to commit an offense," borrowed from Latin dēlinquere "to be lacking, fall short of an approved standard, misbehave, commit (an offense)" — more at delinquent entry 2 Adjective borrowed from Latin dēlinquent-, dēlinquens, present participle of dēlinquere "to be lacking, fall short of an approved standard, misbehave, commit (an offense)," from dē- de- + linquō, linquere (perfect līquī) "to go away from, leave, leave behind, abandon, desist from," going back to Indo-European li-n-k^w-/li-né-k^w- "leaves behind" (whence also Sanskrit riṇákti "[s/he] leaves behind," Avestan irinaxti, Old Irish léicid "[s/he] lets go, leaves behind"), ar-léici "[s/he] lets go, releases, lends," present tense derivative from the base lei̯k^w- "leave behind, distance oneself from," whence also, with varying ablaut, Greek leípō, leípein* (aorist élipon) "to leave, quit, be missing," Armenian likʼ "(s/he) left, let go," Old Prussian polāikt "to remain," Lithuanian liekù, lìkti, Germanic līhwan- "to grant, lend" (whence Old English lēon* "to lend, grant," Old Saxon farlīhan, Old High German līhan, Old Norse ljá, Gothic leihwan "to lend") Note: The specialization of sense in Germanic (from "leave behind" to "lend") is distinctive and has been variously explained. Attention has been drawn to the derivative laihna- "something lent," perhaps from "something left as a legacy," with apparent counterparts in Indo-Iranian (see loan entry 1), and it has been argued that the noun's influence has restricted the meaning of the verb (see Antoine Meillet, "Sur le suffixe indo-européen -nes-," Mémoires de la Société Linguistique de Paris, tome 15 [1908-09], pp. 254-56). First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined above Adjective 1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition delinquent noun de·lin·quent di-ˈliŋ-kwənt : a usually young person who is guilty of improper or illegal behavior Medical Definition delinquent 1 of 2 noun de·lin·quent -kwənt : a transgressor against duty or the law especially in a degree not constituting crime specifically : juvenile delinquent delinquent 2 of 2 adjective 1 : offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law 2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of delinquents : marked by delinquency Legal Definition delinquent 1 of 2 noun de·lin·quent di-ˈliŋ-kwənt : a delinquent person especially : juvenile delinquent delinquent 2 of 2 adjective 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 was delinquent in his child support payments History and Etymology for delinquent Adjective Latin delinquent-, delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err delinquently adverb as in later after the due, usual, or proper time he always paid his bills, but usually delinquently Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance later late eventually slowly subsequently belatedly thereafter afterward tardily dilatorily afterwards slow pokily latterly anon laggardly sluggishly Antonyms & Near Antonyms immediately prematurely early promptly quickly beforehand inopportunely rapidly swiftly precociously speedily unseasonably punctually pronto snappily See More
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delinquent

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