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Definition of delinquent adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

delinquent

adjective

NAmE//dɪˈlɪŋkwənt//

1(especially of young people or their behavior) showing a tendency to commit crimes delinquent teenagers

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2(finance) having failed to pay money that is owed a delinquent borrower

3(finance) (of a sum of money) not having been paid in time a delinquent loan

delinquent noun

see juvenile delinquentSee delinquent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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