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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-ling-kwuh n-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlɪŋ kwən si |
Definition of delinquency
Origin :- 1630s, from Latin delinquentia "fault, crime, delinquency," from delinquentem (see delinquent).
- noun misconduct
- It was my first delinquency, and had all the poignancy of a first fault.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- He is the transgressor in the first, and she is the culprit in the second delinquency.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- Thus, they knew that the council called was because of Nita's delinquency.
- Extract from : « The Woodcraft Girls at Camp » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
- It is dissolved by operation of law, and by the delinquency of these institutions.
- Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
- You would face your own delinquency just as bravely as you came here and faced me to-night.
- Extract from : « The Landloper » by Holman Day
- What is the resort of all governments in cases of delinquency?
- Extract from : « Pamphlets On The Constitution Of The United States » by Various
- Half the school was on delinquency, and of half that number the delinquency was perpetual.
- Extract from : « The Riverpark Rebellion » by Homer Greene
- Meanwhile Fondie hears and fells a man who jests about Blanche's delinquency.
- Extract from : « Why we should read » by S. P. B. Mais
- One of her most faithful censors has recorded the delinquency of the times.
- Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 » by Various
- I think, now, that I shall not move a single man, except for delinquency.
- Extract from : « The Lincoln Story Book » by Henry L. Williams
Synonyms for delinquency
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