delinquent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·lin·quent1 /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ adjective 1 SCCCRIMEbehaving in a way that is illegal or that society does not approve of 违法的，不正当的 → criminaldelinquent girls/boys/children/teenagers 违法的女孩/男孩/儿童/青少年2 OWE technical a delinquent debt, account etc has not been paid on time 〔债务、账目等〕到期未付的 the recovery of delinquent loans 逾期贷款的追回
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delinquent• Intel converted part of the delinquent accounts receivable to a loan last fall.• Terms of cash on delivery or advance payment should be instituted for future sales to consistently delinquent accounts.• delinquent children• The pregnant woman who refuses to present herself for her regular scans is delinquent in her duty to herself and her baby.• Fundamentally she is a slightly delinquent page-boy with small buttocks and an upturned nose.• He said collection of delinquent payments has increased from $ 8 billion to $ 11 billion under his administration.• Below we reproduce Cohen's definition of a delinquent subculture.• The federal government hopes to increase its collection of delinquent taxes.• Bono is derived from some gang name he acquired during a recent delinquent youth.• Jail is not a good place to rehabilitate delinquent youths.delinquent girls/boys/children/teenagers• Residential care has long been associated with care of deprived and delinquent children.delinquent2 noun [countable] SCCCRIMEsomeone, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves in ways their society does not approve of 违法的人〔尤指青少年〕；不良青少年 Deanes writes and lectures about teenage delinquents. 迪恩斯就不良青少年问题撰文并演讲。 → juvenile delinquentExamples from the Corpus
delinquent• The definition of an individual as a delinquent provides an example.• The process of becoming a delinquent is the same as the process of becoming, let us say, a Boy Scout.• More than half of all juvenile delinquents currently in state institutions have disturbed family backgrounds.• It is difficult to point to the material goals which football hooligans or juvenile delinquents are chasing.• He blames most of the town's problems on local delinquents.• He blames most of the problem on young local delinquents.• Moreover, it is perhaps doubtful whether many delinquents hold openly oppositional views or values as Cohen suggests.From Longman Business Dictionarydelinquentde‧lin‧quent /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ adjective American EnglishACCOUNTING delinquent account/debt/payment etc an account, debt etc that has not been paid at the right time, or has not been paid at allCreditor management allows lenders to reduce the risk of delinquent accounts.Origin delinquent1 (1400-1500) Latin delinquere “to fail, offend”, from linquere “to leave”de·lin·quent1 adjectivedelinquent2 nounChineseSyllable
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delinquent
de‧lin‧quent1 /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ 
adjective
delinquent girls/boys/children/teenagers
2. technical a delinquent debt, account etc has not been paid on time:
the recovery of delinquent loans
delinquent2 noun [countable]
someone, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves in ways their society does not approve of:
Deanes writes and lectures about teenage delinquents.
⇨ juvenile delinquent
▪ criminal someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime. Criminal is used especially about someone who often does things that are illegal: Criminals are stealing people's credit card details off the Internet. | He is one of the most wanted criminals in the United States.
▪offender someone who breaks the law: The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders. | a special prison for young offenders
▪crook informal a dishonest person, especially one who steals money and who you cannot trust: Some politicians are crooks, but not all of them. | They're just a bunch of crooks.
▪felon law especially American English someone who has committed a serious crime: Convicted felons should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.
▪the culprit the person who has done something wrong or illegal: The culprits were never found. | If I ever catch the culprit, he or she is in big trouble. | The culprits were just six years old.
▪delinquent a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes - used especially in the phrase juvenile delinquent: He later worked with juvenile delinquents in a Florida youth services program.
▪accomplice someone who helps a criminal to do something illegal: Police believe the murderer must have had an accomplice.
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adjective Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: delinquere __to fail, offend__, from linquere __to leave__
1. behaving in a way that is illegal or that society does not approve of ⇨ criminalLanguage: Latin
Origin: delinquere __to fail, offend__, from linquere __to leave__
delinquent girls/boys/children/teenagers
2. technical a delinquent debt, account etc has not been paid on time:
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noun [countable]someone, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves in ways their society does not approve of:
⇨ juvenile delinquent
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