delinquent — [adj] irresponsible, defaulting behind, blamable, blameworthy, careless, censurable, criminal, culpable, defaultant, derelict, disregardful, faulty, guilty, lax, neglectful, negligent, offending, overdue, procrastinating, red handed*, remiss,… … New thesaurus
delinquent — n *criminal, felon, convict, malefactor, culprit … New Dictionary of Synonyms
criminal — crim·i·nal 1 / kri mə nəl/ adj 1: relating to, involving, or being a crime criminal neglect criminal conduct 2: relating to crime or its prosecution brought a criminal action criminal co … Law dictionary
delinquent — de·lin·quent 1 /di liŋ kwənt/ n: a delinquent person; esp: juvenile delinquent delinquent 2 adj [Latin delinquent delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err] 1 a: offending by neglect or violation of duty or law … Law dictionary
criminal — n Criminal, felon, convict, malefactor, culprit, delinquent mean, in common, one guilty of a transgression or an offense especially against the law. Criminal designates one who commits some serious violation of the law, of public trust, or of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
criminal — [adj] lawless, felonious bent, caught, corrupt, crooked, culpable, deplorable, dirty, heavy, hung up*, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, immoral, indictable, iniquitous, nefarious, off base*, out of line*, peccant, racket, scandalous, senseless,… … New thesaurus
delinquent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. neglectful, negligent, defaulting, undutiful; culpable. n. defaulter; transgressor, troublemaker, lawbreaker; juvenile delinquent, J. D. See debt, evildoer, guilt, illegality, neglect. II (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
delinquent — I UK [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] / US adjective 1) behaving in a way that is criminal or immoral 2) a) legal American a delinquent account or tax bill has not been paid on time b) someone who is delinquent in paying their taxes or bills fails to pay the money… … English dictionary
delinquent — de|lin|quent1 [ dı lıŋkwənt ] adjective 1. ) behaving in a way that is criminal or ANTISOCIAL 2. ) AMERICAN LEGAL a delinquent account or tax bill has not been paid on time a ) someone who is delinquent in paying their taxes or bills fails to pay … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
criminal — 1. noun a convicted criminal Syn: lawbreaker, offender, villain, delinquent, felon, convict, malefactor, wrongdoer, culprit, miscreant; thief, burglar, robber, armed robber, gunman, gangster, terrorist; informal crook, con … Thesaurus of popular words
criminal — 1. noun a convicted criminal Syn: lawbreaker, offender, villain, delinquent, felon, culprit; informal crook; Austral. / NZ; informal crim 2. adjective 1) criminal conduct Syn: unlawful, ille … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
