delinquent
US: /dɪˈɫɪŋkwənt/
UK: /dɪlˈɪnkwənt/
UK: /dɪlˈɪnkwənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
delinquent /di'liɳkwənt/
- tính từ
- có tội, phạm tội, lỗi lầm
- chểnh mảng, lơ là nhiệm vụ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) không trả đúng kỳ hạn (nợ, thuế...)
- delinquent taxes: thuế đóng đúng kỳ hạn
- danh từ
- kẻ phạm tội, kẻ phạm pháp
- người chểnh mảng, người lơ là nhiệm vụ
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 (especially of young people or their behaviour) showing a tendency to commit crimes: delinquent teenagers
2 (AmE, finance) having failed to pay money that is owed: a delinquent borrower
3 (AmE, finance) (of a sum of money) not having been paid in time: a delinquent loan
delinquent noun-see also JUVENILE DELINQUENT
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 malefactor, (young or youthful) offender, wrongdoer, lawbreaker, culprit, criminal, miscreant; hooligan, ruffian, roughneck:
The police rounded up six juvenile delinquents and charged them with rowdyism.
adj.
2 neglectful, negligent, derelict, remiss, failing, defaulting:
I have been delinquent in my obligations to my mother.
3 overdue, past due, in arrears, late, unpaid:
All these delinquent accounts should be collected as soon as possible.
Concise English dictionary
delinquents-nt
noun
+a young offender
adj.
+guilty of a minor misdeed
+failing in what duty requires
+persistently bad
+past due; not paid at the scheduled time
