Delinquent
adjective
Acting or behaving in a way that is against the laws or rules.
He had a history of delinquent behavior.
Often appears as...
- delinquent behavior
- delinquent child
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Disapproving
noun
A person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is against the laws or rules.
He was a known delinquent in high school but he turned his life around.
Often appears as...
- juvenile delinquent
- known delinquent
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Failing to do what is required by law or duty, specifically referring to the non-payment of money.
The loan became delinquent after the missed payments.
Often appears as...
- delinquent loan
- delinquent account
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Technical
adjective
Acting or behaving in a way that is against the laws or rules.
He had a history of delinquent behavior.
Often appears as...
- delinquent behavior
- delinquent child
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is against the laws or rules.
He was a known delinquent in high school but he turned his life around.
Often appears as...
- juvenile delinquent
- known delinquent
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Failing to do what is required by law or duty, specifically referring to the non-payment of money.
The loan became delinquent after the missed payments.
Often appears as...
- delinquent loan
- delinquent account
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative connotation
The term often implies negative behavior that society dislikes.
The delinquent teens were caught vandalizing the park.
Pro Tip 2/3Not always criminal
Delinquent acts may not be severe enough to be criminal, but still against rules.
His delinquent habits include breaking curfew regularly.
Pro Tip 3/3Social stigma
Being labeled delinquent can lead to social exclusion or judgment.
She worked hard to shed her delinquent image from her youth.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative connotation
The term often implies negative behavior that society dislikes.
The delinquent teens were caught vandalizing the park.
Pro Tip 2/3Not always criminal
Delinquent acts may not be severe enough to be criminal, but still against rules.
His delinquent habits include breaking curfew regularly.
Pro Tip 3/3Social stigma
Being labeled delinquent can lead to social exclusion or judgment.
She worked hard to shed her delinquent image from her youth.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative connotation
The term often implies negative behavior that society dislikes.
The delinquent teens were caught vandalizing the park.
Pro Tip 2/3Not always criminal
Delinquent acts may not be severe enough to be criminal, but still against rules.
His delinquent habits include breaking curfew regularly.
Pro Tip 3/3Social stigma
Being labeled delinquent can lead to social exclusion or judgment.
She worked hard to shed her delinquent image from her youth.
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criminalculpritlawbreakermalefactormiscreantoffendertransgressorviolatewrongdoer
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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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The movement that...
was already struggling to support her nine children when her oldest daughter was picked up by local authorities. Andrea Garcia had been accused of skipping school and being sexually promiscuous, so the authorities responsible for juvenile delinquents committed her to a state hospital.
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Strange answers to the...
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. Admittedly, his first wife cited in her divorce papers that he once threatened her with a knife
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Advocating for gender...
ghastly contagion of rape and sexual violence in so many societies indeed perhaps Michelle Bachelet will begin with the most egregious dimensions of the assault on women where the UN has proved criminally delinquent for example the desperate growing disproportionate
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Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
hippos and stuff and I at that stage missing what was happening and so we'll just check and see I'm hoping that she hasn't disappeared and that she's still here we surprised when she left maybe she's going to go and see what her delinquent half-brother he's
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How to motivate people...
Observability has been used to do things like get people to donate blood more frequently by listing the names of donors on local newsletters, or to pay their taxes on time by listing the names of delinquents on a public website.
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Jim Toomey: Learning...
who is basically a juvenile delinquent in a fish body. So with characters, you can make stories. Sometimes making a story is as easy as putting two characters in a room and seeing what happens.
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Help for kids the...
and it's a school day. Other people, when they see this picture, might see gangs, thugs, delinquents -- criminals. But I see it different. I see these young people through a perspective
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Unbelievable Bird...
this isn't a female at all it's a young male in disguise and he's here to steal he's part of a gang of juvenile delinquents ruling the forest tricking unwary males
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Sneaky Jewel-Thief Birds...
duped this isn't a female at all it's a young male in disguise and he's here to steal he's part of a gang of juvenile delinquents ruling the forest tricking
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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
Video examples
The movement that...
was already struggling to support her nine children when her oldest daughter was picked up by local authorities. Andrea Garcia had been accused of skipping school and being sexually promiscuous, so the authorities responsible for juvenile delinquents committed her to a state hospital.
Video examples
Strange answers to the...
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. Admittedly, his first wife cited in her divorce papers that he once threatened her with a knife
Video examples
Advocating for gender...
ghastly contagion of rape and sexual violence in so many societies indeed perhaps Michelle Bachelet will begin with the most egregious dimensions of the assault on women where the UN has proved criminally delinquent for example the desperate growing disproportionate
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
hippos and stuff and I at that stage missing what was happening and so we'll just check and see I'm hoping that she hasn't disappeared and that she's still here we surprised when she left maybe she's going to go and see what her delinquent half-brother he's
Video examples
How to motivate people...
Observability has been used to do things like get people to donate blood more frequently by listing the names of donors on local newsletters, or to pay their taxes on time by listing the names of delinquents on a public website.
Video examples
Jim Toomey: Learning...
who is basically a juvenile delinquent in a fish body. So with characters, you can make stories. Sometimes making a story is as easy as putting two characters in a room and seeing what happens.
Video examples
Help for kids the...
and it's a school day. Other people, when they see this picture, might see gangs, thugs, delinquents -- criminals. But I see it different. I see these young people through a perspective
Video examples
Unbelievable Bird...
this isn't a female at all it's a young male in disguise and he's here to steal he's part of a gang of juvenile delinquents ruling the forest tricking unwary males
Video examples
Sneaky Jewel-Thief Birds...
duped this isn't a female at all it's a young male in disguise and he's here to steal he's part of a gang of juvenile delinquents ruling the forest tricking
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Quote examples
Henry James Sumner Maine
English Historian
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Physicist
Scientists are not delinquents. Our work has changed the conditions in which men live, but the use made of these changes is the problem of governments, not of scientists.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
Yeah, I was a delinquent. It was when I was in the ninth grade. I was doing stupid stuff, and the cops came into the class. I was humiliated more than anything.
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Louis de Bernieres
British Novelist
In reality the world is as full of bad mothers as it is of bad fathers, and it is not the motherless children who become delinquent but the fatherless ones.
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John Singleton
American Director
The cinema saved me from being a delinquent. I could have been, but I didn't get caught up. I never was going to get arrested or anything.
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Shaquille O'Neal
American Athlete
I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie.
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Philip Wylie
American Writer
One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.
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Frank Sinatra
American Singer
The martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.
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Clara Hughes
Canadian Athlete
I was, without exaggeration, a delinquent teenager.
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Matteo Salvini
Italian Politician
Anti-Semites are imbeciles and delinquents.
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Henry James Sumner Maine
English Historian
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction.
Quote examples
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Physicist
Scientists are not delinquents. Our work has changed the conditions in which men live, but the use made of these changes is the problem of governments, not of scientists.
Quote examples
Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
Yeah, I was a delinquent. It was when I was in the ninth grade. I was doing stupid stuff, and the cops came into the class. I was humiliated more than anything.
Quote examples
Louis de Bernieres
British Novelist
In reality the world is as full of bad mothers as it is of bad fathers, and it is not the motherless children who become delinquent but the fatherless ones.
Quote examples
John Singleton
American Director
The cinema saved me from being a delinquent. I could have been, but I didn't get caught up. I never was going to get arrested or anything.
Quote examples
Shaquille O'Neal
American Athlete
I was a medium-level juvenile delinquent from Newark who always dreamed about doing a movie.
Quote examples
Philip Wylie
American Writer
One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.
Quote examples
Frank Sinatra
American Singer
The martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.
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Clara Hughes
Canadian Athlete
I was, without exaggeration, a delinquent teenager.
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Matteo Salvini
Italian Politician
Anti-Semites are imbeciles and delinquents.
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