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delinquent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | derelict, neglectful, remiss |
derelict (or delinquent) in his duty.
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| Synonyms | juvenile delinquent |
| Type of | offender, wrongdoer |
delinquent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | delinquency |
delinquent minors.
Examples of delinquent
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The law led to a steep drop in enforcement actions against delinquent taxpayers.
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Making payment arrangements with patients and collecting on delinquent accounts.
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Applications will not be accepted if there are delinquent taxes on the property.
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In 2006, the delinquent taxes amounted to $26 million, a 21% increase over 2005.
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Suddenly her checking account was seriously delinquent with overdrafts and fees.
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That has brought delinquent loan payments and defaults by commercial developers.
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At the end of June, nearly one in 10 mortgages was delinquent or in foreclosure.
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Its reserves covered a small portion of its delinquent loans at the end of 2006.
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Wells Fargo had reported him delinquent on his mortgage for the last six months.
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- A young offender
- Guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors"
- Derelict: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
- Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
- (delinquency) nonpayment of a debt when due
- (delinquency) 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"
- A delinquent is a young person (under 18) who fails to do that which is required by law or by duty when such failure is minor in nature.
- In 1643, near the start of the English Civil War, Parliament set up two committees the Sequestration Committee which confiscated the estates of the Royalists who fought against Parliament, and the Committee for Compounding with Delinquents which allowed Royalists whose estates had been ...
- (The Delinquents (1957 film)) The Delinquents is a 1957 motion picture which Robert Altman wrote, produced, and directed in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri during the summer of 1956 on a $63,000 budget.
