Associations to the word «Delinquent»

Wiktionary

DELINQUENT, adjective. Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
DELINQUENT, adjective. Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
DELINQUENT, noun. One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
DELINQUENT, noun. (obsolete) a term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642 - 1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.

Dictionary definition

DELINQUENT, noun. A young offender.
DELINQUENT, adjective. Guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors".
DELINQUENT, adjective. Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills".
DELINQUENT, adjective. Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.