DELINQUENT
/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
noun
- One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
- A person who has not paid his or her debts.
- A term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642-1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
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.”
- Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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