DELINQUENCY
\dɪlˈɪnkwənsi], \dɪlˈɪnkwənsi], \d_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_n_k_w_ə_n_s_i]\
Definitions of DELINQUENCY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
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By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald