Crossword clues for delinquency
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from Latin delinquentia "fault, crime, delinquency," from delinquentem (see delinquent).
Wiktionary
n. 1 misconduct 2 a criminal offense 3 a debt that is overdue for payment
WordNet
n. nonpayment of a debt when due
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]
an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor [syn: juvenile delinquency]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "delinquency".
James kept the news of these delinquencies from Dolley and against his better judgment paid both bills, as he had done many times before.
Thou saidst the truth to her, that she is capricious for she imposeth conditions that man cannot fulfill, and delinquency is punished by desertion.
Thus criminal dossiers based on a record of real delinquency were superfluous.
There is a great deal of talk about the children of the poor being "over-educated," and the delinquencies of the youthful poor are attributed to this bogy.
Andrew was less deeply shocked than his wife at the discovery of Ronald's various delinquencies, but his sense of order and punctuality was constantly outraged.
Towards the first of these projects considerable progress had been made, since they had successively obtained, first, an amnesty for all crimes and delinquencies committed under other governments.
Partly, Gately and Fackelmann's sheer size was enough to keep delinquencies from getting out of hand.
We are left to guess at the full extent of his sexual delinquencies, though in one haunting digression Spunk pays a 'charitable' visit to an orphanage with his mother: in a series of tight close-ups we see him doling out candy bars as he gooses and fondles the staring waifs.
On the other hand, when we wonder as to a person’s peculiar activities, we pretend not to notice small delinquencies, in order to understand the whole affair.
When, however, he started west on the car he forgot, and was only reminded of his delinquency by an item in the “Evening News”—a small three-line affair under the head of Secret Society Notes—which stated the Custer Lodge of the Order of Elks would give a theatrical performance in Avery Hall on the 16th, when “Under the Gaslight” would be produced.
Throughout his adolescence, he went through periods of delinquency and pretty criminality, interspersed with periods of good behavior and staying out of trouble.
Obviously, the juvenile delinquency in some New York City public schools is disgraceful and dangerousbut to tackle the matter by searching for minute flaws in teenage trade books strikes me as silly and as inappropriate as treating cancer with hair tonic.
Biswas had lain and written his formal acceptance of the post of Community Welfare Officer, seeing the destitute's dining-table still stacked with books on sociology, village reconstruction in India, cottage industries and juvenile delinquency.
Obviously, the juvenile delinquency in some New York City public schools is disgraceful and dangerous-but to tackle the matter by searching for minute flaws in teenage trade books strikes me as silly and as inappropriate as treating cancer with hair tonic.
Truancy could lead to juvenile delinquency, as was well known by every mother worth her Parents magazine subscription.