Delinquency
noun
The act of not doing what one is supposed to do, in particular not paying money that is owed or not doing what the law requires.
He has a history of delinquency, including theft and vandalism.
Often appears as...
- juvenile delinquency
- delinquency rate
noun
In the field of criminology, this specifically refers to minor crimes committed by young people.
Juvenile delinquency is a serious problem in our city.
Often appears as...
- juvenile delinquency
- increase in delinquency
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Formal
Academic
noun
In finance, it refers to the failure to make payments on time. This could be for a mortgage, credit card, or any type of loan.
Delinquencies on car loans have been slowly rising in the past two years.
Often appears as...
- loan delinquency
- mortgage delinquency
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Formal
Technical
noun
The act of not doing what one is supposed to do, in particular not paying money that is owed or not doing what the law requires.
He has a history of delinquency, including theft and vandalism.
Often appears as...
- juvenile delinquency
- delinquency rate
noun
In the field of criminology, this specifically refers to minor crimes committed by young people.
Juvenile delinquency is a serious problem in our city.
Often appears as...
- juvenile delinquency
- increase in delinquency
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
In finance, it refers to the failure to make payments on time. This could be for a mortgage, credit card, or any type of loan.
Delinquencies on car loans have been slowly rising in the past two years.
Often appears as...
- loan delinquency
- mortgage delinquency
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Obligations
Often implies failure to meet legal duties or expected social behaviors.
His delinquency in attending court was looked down upon.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually has a negative tone, suggesting improper or unlawful behavior.
The neighborhood's delinquency rates worried the residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Impact
Can indicate behavior that negatively affects the community's well-being.
Community programs aim to reduce teen delinquency.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Obligations
Often implies failure to meet legal duties or expected social behaviors.
His delinquency in attending court was looked down upon.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually has a negative tone, suggesting improper or unlawful behavior.
The neighborhood's delinquency rates worried the residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Impact
Can indicate behavior that negatively affects the community's well-being.
Community programs aim to reduce teen delinquency.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Obligations
Often implies failure to meet legal duties or expected social behaviors.
His delinquency in attending court was looked down upon.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually has a negative tone, suggesting improper or unlawful behavior.
The neighborhood's delinquency rates worried the residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Impact
Can indicate behavior that negatively affects the community's well-being.
Community programs aim to reduce teen delinquency.
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but I did notice something happening to me that I was without them laughs whenever he said anything to me that was cut and normal like he said no to juvenile delinquency he said he got accepted into West Point and they don't let delinquents in West Point is have no too many short marital relationships he's only ever been married twice
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Whenever he said anything to me that was kind of normal -- like he said "no" to juvenile delinquency, he said he got accepted into West Point, and they don't let delinquents in West Point. He said "no" to many short-term marital relationships. He's only ever been married twice.
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Strange answers to the...
but I did notice something happening to me that I was without them laughs whenever he said anything to me that was cut and normal like he said no to juvenile delinquency he said he got accepted into West Point and they don't let delinquents in West Point is have no too many short marital relationships he's only ever been married twice
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Strange answers to the...
Whenever he said anything to me that was kind of normal -- like he said "no" to juvenile delinquency, he said he got accepted into West Point, and they don't let delinquents in West Point. He said "no" to many short-term marital relationships. He's only ever been married twice.
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Suze Orman
American Author
I generally encourage people to make good on debts when they have enough money to repay them. But once a delinquency has been reported to a collection agency, paying it off won't help your FICO score. The damage has already been done, and the blemish will remain on your credit report for seven years.
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Bob Feller
Athlete
My father kept me busy from dawn to dusk when I was a kid. When I wasn't pitching hay, hauling corn or running a tractor, I was heaving a baseball into his mitt behind the barn... If all the parents in the country followed his rule, juvenile delinquency would be cut in half in a year's time.
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Mark Fisher
British Writer
Footballers' 'lack of loyalty,' for instance, is not an indication of players' moral delinquency. Instead, the capacity to move on quickly without forming lasting attachments is a skill that the contemporary capitalist world inculcates and relies upon.
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Kim Brooks
American Writer
Virginia, like most states, has few guidelines about how closely parents are expected to supervise their children. As a result, I was charged not with leaving my son in the car, but with the misdemeanor of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Rodney Stark
American Theologian
High testosterone levels have been proven to make men more likely to commit crimes. The tendency in men toward risky behaviour keeps turning up even where socialization is different, and so does crime and delinquency.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
Tolerating organized crime promotes the cheap philosophy that everything is a racket. It promotes cynicism among adults. It contributes to the confusion of the young and to the increase of juvenile delinquency.
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban Novelist
I believe that writers, unless they consider themselves terribly exquisite, are at heart people who live by night, a little bit outside society, moving between delinquency and conformity.
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Nicolas Sarkozy
French Statesman
I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.
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Richard E. Grant
British Actor
Even 31 sounds quite old to me, because my brain is probably still in a state of adolescent delinquency.
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Matt Bevin
American Politician
I have no tax delinquency problem, nor have I ever.
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Suze Orman
American Author
I generally encourage people to make good on debts when they have enough money to repay them. But once a delinquency has been reported to a collection agency, paying it off won't help your FICO score. The damage has already been done, and the blemish will remain on your credit report for seven years.
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Bob Feller
Athlete
My father kept me busy from dawn to dusk when I was a kid. When I wasn't pitching hay, hauling corn or running a tractor, I was heaving a baseball into his mitt behind the barn... If all the parents in the country followed his rule, juvenile delinquency would be cut in half in a year's time.
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Mark Fisher
British Writer
Footballers' 'lack of loyalty,' for instance, is not an indication of players' moral delinquency. Instead, the capacity to move on quickly without forming lasting attachments is a skill that the contemporary capitalist world inculcates and relies upon.
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Kim Brooks
American Writer
Virginia, like most states, has few guidelines about how closely parents are expected to supervise their children. As a result, I was charged not with leaving my son in the car, but with the misdemeanor of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Rodney Stark
American Theologian
High testosterone levels have been proven to make men more likely to commit crimes. The tendency in men toward risky behaviour keeps turning up even where socialization is different, and so does crime and delinquency.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
Tolerating organized crime promotes the cheap philosophy that everything is a racket. It promotes cynicism among adults. It contributes to the confusion of the young and to the increase of juvenile delinquency.
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban Novelist
I believe that writers, unless they consider themselves terribly exquisite, are at heart people who live by night, a little bit outside society, moving between delinquency and conformity.
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Nicolas Sarkozy
French Statesman
I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.
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Richard E. Grant
British Actor
Even 31 sounds quite old to me, because my brain is probably still in a state of adolescent delinquency.
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Matt Bevin
American Politician
I have no tax delinquency problem, nor have I ever.
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