delinquency

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. nonpayment of a debt when due
• Hypernyms:
nonpayment, default, nonremittal
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
• Derivationally related forms:
delinquent
• Hypernyms:
negligence, neglect, neglectfulness
3. an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
• Syn:
juvenile delinquency
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  juvenile delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect