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Failing to fulfill a duty or violating a rule or law.

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delinquent

The fictional treasurer was delinquent in submitting the required accounts.
Dictionary practice example.
A delinquent courier in a fictional design partnership repeatedly fails to deliver borrowed plans by the return dates he accepted.
From Promises and Accountability.
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