1. delinquency(n = noun.possession) - nonpayment of a debt when due;
is a kind of default, nonpayment, nonremittal
2. delinquency(n = noun.attribute) dereliction, willful neglect - 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"
is a kind of neglect, neglectfulness, negligence
Derived form adjective delinquent1
3. delinquency(n = noun.act) juvenile delinquency - an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor;
is a kind of misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed
delinquency, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a a crime, usu. not of a serious kind; a misdeed. b minor crime in general, esp. that of young people (juvenile delinquency).
2 wickedness (moral delinquency; an act of delinquency).
3 neglect of one's duty.
Etymology:
eccl. L delinquentia f. L delinquens part. of delinquere (as DELICT)
N guilt, guiltiness, culpability, criminality, criminousness, deviation from rectitude, sinfulness, misconduct, misbehavior, misdoing, misdeed, malpractice, fault, sin, error, transgression, dereliction, delinquency, indiscretion, lapse, slip, trip, faux pas, peccadillo, flaw, blot, omission, failing, failure, break, bad break!, capital crime, delictum, offense, trespass, misdemeanor, misfeasance, misprision, malefaction, malfeasance, malversation, crime, felony, enormity, atrocity, outrage, deadly sin, mortal sin, deed without a name, corpus delicti, guilty, to blame, culpable, peccable, in fault, at fault, censurable, reprehensible, blameworthy, uncommendable, illaudable, weighed in the balance and found wanting, exceptionable, in flagrante delicto, red-handed, in the very act, with one's hand in the cookie jar, cui prodest scelus in fecit, culpam paena premit comes, O would the deed were good!, responsibility prevents crimes se judice nemo noce, so many laws argues so many sins.