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Definition of delinquency noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

delinquency

noun

NAmE//dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi//

[uncountable, countable] (pl. delinquencies)

1bad or criminal behavior, usually of young people an increase in juvenile delinquency

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2(formal) a failure to pay a debt

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