Delinquency

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1. Noun

Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.

2. Noun

an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
Vocabulary classified under Law

3. Noun

a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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