delinquent
IPA: dɪɫˈɪŋkwʌnt
noun
- One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
- A person who has not paid their debts.
- (historical, derogatory) A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646).
adjective
- Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
- Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
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Examples of "delinquent" in Sentences
- The school counselor called the parents to discuss their child's delinquent behavior in class
- The young man was charged with multiple counts of delinquent payments on his credit card
- The community center offers programs to help prevent at-risk youth from becoming delinquent
- The delinquent tenant was evicted for failing to pay rent for several months
- The judge sentenced the teenager to community service for his delinquent actions
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