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DELINQUENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of delinquent in English

delinquent
noun [ C ]
us
/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/ uk
/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/
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a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal or not acceptable to most people:
juvenile delinquents
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juvenile delinquent
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Young people
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delinquent
adjective
us
/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/ uk
/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/
illegal or not acceptable, or behaving in a way that is illegal or not acceptable:
They are carrying out research on the causes of delinquent behavior among young people.
delinquent teenagers
US formal
late (in paying money owed):
She has been delinquent in paying her taxes.
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Crime - general words
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(Definition of delinquent from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

delinquent | Intermediate English

delinquent
adjective
  fml
us
/dɪˈlɪŋ·kwənt/
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late in paying money owed:
She was delinquent in paying her taxes.
(Definition of delinquent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

delinquent | Business English

delinquent
adjective
  FINANCE, TAX   US
uk
/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ us
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not paid or paid back as should have been done:
delinquent accounts/payments/taxes/loans.
Another 6% of mortgages were delinquent but not yet in foreclosure.
not paying, or paying back, money as agreed:
delinquent borrowers/customers/taxpayers
delinquent in (doing) sth The Dallas Morning News identified multiple contractors who were delinquent in paying their taxes.
42% of callers are at least three months delinquent on mortgage payments.
(Definition of delinquent from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of delinquent

in Chinese (Traditional)
（通常指年輕的）違法者, 不良青少年, 不良的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（通常指年轻的）违法者, 不良青少年, 不良的…
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in Spanish
delincuente…
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delinquente…
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młodociany przestępca…
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(bilhassa gençler) suçlu, suç işlemeye eğilimli genç…
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малолетний преступник…
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