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delinquent

/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/

Meanings
noun
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.

Examples :

"The delinquent skipped class, spray-painted the school walls, and stole from the vending machine. "
human person character moral law society action

Related Words

Illustration parliamentarians

parliamentarians noun

/ˌpɑːrləmənˈtɛəriənz/ /ˌpɑːrlɪmənˈtɛəriənz/

A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.

"Sentence: The parliamentarians debated the new education bill in the House of Commons. "

Illustration obligation

obligation noun

/ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

"My obligation to my family means I need to visit them regularly. "

Illustration financial

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

Related to finances.

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

Illustration opponents

opponents noun

/əˈpoʊnənts/ /əˈpoʊnɛnts/

One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

"During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested."

Illustration royalists

royalists noun

/ˈrɔɪəlɪsts/ /ˈrɔɪəˌlɪsts/

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

"During the French Revolution, royalists fought to restore the king to power. "

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Illustration mortgage

mortgage noun

/ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/ /ˈmɔɹ.ɡɪdʒ/

A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.

"To buy a house, John took out a mortgage. "

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration royalist

royalist noun

/ˈrɔɪəlɪst/ /ˈrɔɪəlɪstɪk/

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

"Even though the revolution overthrew the king, there are still some royalists who believe the monarchy should be restored. "

Illustration consistently

consistently adverb

/kənˈsɪstəntli/ /kənˈsɪstəntliː/

(manner) In a consistent manner.

"My son consistently gets good grades in math class. "

Illustration neglectful

neglectful adjective

/nɪˈɡlɛktfəl/ /ˌnɛɡˈlɛktfəl/

Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.

"The neglectful owner forgot to feed his dog for two days. "

Illustration disobeys

disobeys verb

/ˌdɪsəˈbeɪz/

To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).

"The child disobeys his mother when she tells him to stop playing with his food. "