| Noun | 1. | delinquency - nonpayment of a debt when due | |
| 2. | delinquency - 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" | |
| 3. | delinquency - an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minorjurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |