delinquent

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If the delinquent was a freeman he was to be compelled to pay three shillings for each offense, to be devoted to the church, and should he be a slave he was to be sentenced to be whipped.

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  1. adjective Failing to do what law or duty requires.
  2. adjective Overdue in payment: a delinquent account.
  3. noun A juvenile delinquent.
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  • She was termed a delinquent, subsequently subjected to electro-convulsive treatments and psychiatric hospitalization as a child. —  News
  • It is estimated that roughly 10 percent of all U.S. home mortgages are now "delinquent" -- meaning that the owner has fallen behind in mortgage payments. —  National Catholic Reporter
  • Among the provisions: retroactive interest rate hikes are only allowed if the cardholder is delinquent, a "pre-agreed" promotional rate expires or it's already a variable rate. —  StarTribune.com rss feed
  • Among the provisions: Retroactive interest rate hikes are only allowed if the cardholder is delinquent, a "pre-agreed" promotional rate expires or it's already a variable rate. —  StarTribune.com rss feed
  • As such he has an undue reputation as a delinquent, and almost everyone at school is afraid of him save for his best friend, Yusaku Kitamura, and secret crush, Minori Kushieda. —  Anime Nano!
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin dēlinquēns, dēlinquent-, present participle of dēlinquere, to offend : dē-, de- + linquere, to leave, abandon; see leikw- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = Dutch delinkwent = G. Swedish delinquent = Danish delinkvent = French délinquant = Spanish delincuente = Portuguese Italian de-linquente, from Latin delinquen(t-)s, present participle of delinquere, fail, be wanting, commit a fault (see delict), from de, away, + linquere, leave. Cf. relinquent, relinquish.
 

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