Hypertext Webster Gateway: "delinquency"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Delinquency \De*lin"quen*cy\, n.; pl. {Delinquencies}. [L.
delinquentia, fr. delinquens.]
Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense;
a misdemeanor; a crime.
The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be
represented in the most glaring colors. --Motley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
delinquency
n 1: nonpayment of a debt when due
2: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his
delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not
really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest
consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
[syn: {dereliction}, {willful neglect}]
3: an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
[syn: {juvenile delinquency}]
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