Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Misconduct.

    просту́покprostúpok

  2. (countable, uncountable)A criminal offense.

    преступле́ниеprestuplénije

  3. (countable, uncountable)A debt that is overdue for payment.

    просроченный долгprosročennyj

    nonpayment of a debt when due

Examples

9 sentences
  1. His repeated delinquencies brought him to court.

  2. Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.

  3. Cutting school is the first stage of delinquency.

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  4. Juvenile delinquency has been on the rise recently.

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  5. The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.

    ruРост подростковой преступности — серьезная проблема. — sharptoothed

    deDie Zunahme der Jugendkriminalität ist ein ernsthaftes Problem. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
misconduct:
a criminal offense:
a debt that is overdue for payment:

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin dēlinquentia, derived from Latin dēlinquēns, present participle o

Borrowed from Late Latin dēlinquentia, derived from Latin dēlinquēns, present participle of dēlinquō (“to transgress, err”). By surface analysis, delinquent + -cy

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Forms

plural: delinquencies
Singulardelinquency
Pluraldelinquencies

regular

Synonyms

27 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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