SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
delinquent
adjective
Failing to fulfill a duty or violating a rule or law.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Failing a duty or rule
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Usage distinction
Return to topIn default fits an unmet obligation; lawbreaking specifically concerns violation of law.
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See delinquent in use
The fictional treasurer was delinquent in submitting the required accounts.
A delinquent courier in a fictional design partnership repeatedly fails to deliver borrowed plans by the return dates he accepted.
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