Delinquency: alternatives and connections

A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the govern…

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.

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An evil deed; a wicked action.

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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

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The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.

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Neglect or failure to pay.

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

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Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

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The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.