Meaning

3 senses
  1. One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.

    Delinquent, Krimineller, Straffälliger

    правонаруши́тельpravonarušítelʹ, правонаруши́тельницаpravonarušítelʹnica

  2. A person who has not paid their debts.

  3. (derogatory, historical)A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646).

More definitions
  • a young offender

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Tom is a delinquent who comes from a rich home.

    deTom ist ein Straftäter, der aus einer reichen Familie kommt.

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  2. Tom is a juvenile delinquent.

    ruТом — малолетний преступник.

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  3. Sami can't be called a delinquent.

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  4. What shall we do with this delinquent girl?

    deWas sollen wir mit dieser jugendlichen Täterin machen?

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  5. The delinquent boy was arraigned for stealing a bicycle.

    deDer delinquente Junge kam wegen Fahrraddiebstahls vor Gericht.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one who breaks the law:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who breaks the law:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French délinquant, ultimately from Latin delinquens, present particip

Borrowed from Middle French délinquant, ultimately from Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquo.

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Forms

plural: delinquents
Singulardelinquent
Pluraldelinquents

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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