[
UK
/dɪlˈɪnkwənsi/
]
[ US /dɪˈɫɪŋkwənsi/ ]
[ US /dɪˈɫɪŋkwənsi/ ]
NOUN
- an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
- nonpayment of a debt when due
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a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
he inherited his delinquency from his father
How To Use delinquency In A Sentence
- The rise in delinquency is an indictment of our society and its values.
- The types of delinquency ranged from low-level stuff like being rowdy on a street corner, to theft from home and school, up to housebreaking, joyriding and robbery.
- There was no crime or childhood delinquency on her record.
- And as we saw in our review of the history of delinquency, this has been the case throughout this century.
- They are silenced and their anger is considered symptomatic of delinquency.
- Here, with a cohort of equally disaffected friends, he indulges in some minor delinquency and dreams of the day when he will escape to the big city. Times, Sunday Times
- The research center was launched to assist in the reduction of juvenile crime and delinquency in Texas, according to officials.
- He is an expert in juvenile delinquency.
- Media reports on youth crime and delinquency regularly paint a picture of undisciplined and dangerous young people with negative attitudes towards authority.
- Failure to enter into debt slavery equals social delinquency.
