Delinquent
WordNet
adjective
(1) Past due; not paid at the scheduled time
"An overdue installment"
"A delinquent account"
(2) Persistently bad
"School for delinquent boys"
(3) Failing in what duty requires
"Derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"
"Neglectful of his duties"
"Remiss of you not to pay your bills"
(4) Guilty of a minor misdeed
"Delinquent minors"
noun
(5) A young offender
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
- Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.
- The company made a new effort to collect delinquent payments.
- Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Noun
- One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
- a term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642 - 1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.