delinquency
noun
[ dɪˈlɪŋkw(ə)nsi ]
• minor crime, especially that committed by young people.
• "social causes of crime and delinquency"
Similar:
crime,
wrongdoing,
criminality,
lawbreaking,
lawlessness,
misconduct,
misbehaviour,
misdemeanours,
offences,
misdeeds,
• neglect of one's duty.
• "he relayed this in such a manner as to imply grave delinquency on the host's part"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin delinquentia, from Latin delinquent- ‘offending’ (see delinquent).
