Synonym: dereliction, juvenile delinquency, willful neglect. Similar words: delinquent, relinquish, relinquished, relinquishment, fluency, unquenchable, frequency, constituency. Meaning: [dɪ'lɪŋkwənsɪ] n. 1. nonpayment of a debt when due 2. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring 3. an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor.
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31. It offers an opportunity to engage in group delinquency and, occasionally, in group fights.
32. Inability to raise the necessary funds or urgent local demands were the usual reasons for delinquency.
33. This does not make it any the less disturbing and below we will discuss contemporary styles of delinquency in greater detail.
34. Secondly, Rutter evidently holds that any behavioural effects of lead are irrelevant to social phenomena, eg juvenile delinquency.
35. Working-class heroes have often flirted with delinquency in adolescence: it is hard to find the right channel for extraordinary energy.
36. Group comportment had deteriorated by the day, with yours truly bearing the brunt of the collective delinquency.
37. And as we saw in our review of the history of delinquency, this has been the case throughout this century.
38. There are three levels of problems: mortgage origination underwriting, mortgage insurance underwriting, and delinquency risk assessment.
39. He called for making payment delinquency a felony crime in some cases.
40. Then, against the background of bitter, violent parental quarrels,[http://sentencedict.com] Chester began a spree of delinquency.
41. The primary concern was with delinquency, the focus on moral character.
42. Delinquency and drug addiction are more common in areas of high unemployment.
43. They are holding a forum on juvenile delinquency.
44. an increase in juvenile delinquency.
45. In delinquency space, the itinerant crime has been increasing.
46. Psychologists are dealing with the problem of maladjusted adolescence and " juvenile delinquency ".
47. LEAA funded 350 projects involving medical procedures,[sentencedict.com] behavior modification and drugs for delinquency control.
48. The movie, through portraying several typical cases of youth offense, reveals the trend of juvenile delinquency --- younger, collectivized , more violent, and more intelligent.
49. The focus is what will happen to leading banks if Hungary defaults or if the fall in the forint fuels a rise in loan delinquency among Hungarians who have borrowed heavily in euros and Swiss francs.
50. Relating to social effect, juvenile delinquency has become one of the three global public nuisances and serious social problem.
51. The result is immorality and delinquency; in short, personal and social disorganization.
52. Some people say that violent movies are potential triggers for juvenile delinquency.
53. The spread of juvenile delinquency in our own age is largely due to parental laxity.
54. Network life is becoming the hotbed and soil of juvenile delinquency.
55. The risk of the national student loans is the loss to the lending bank brought by the students' possible delinquency.
56. The jury is keen on justifying the judicial decision on juvenile delinquency in junk markets.
57. Comment: The only significant metro area in Florida with a delinquency rate below 10% is Pensacola, where 9% of mortgages are 90 days or more past due.
58. Social problems like poverty, juvenile delinquency, unemployment, etc. are in relation to overpopulation.
59. Less emphasis on mortgage payments portend higher delinquency rates and perhaps even more foreclosures.
60. However, the rampancy of juvenile delinquency has raised wide public concern nowadays.
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