Delinquent synonyms
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Dealing with law cases involving crime
Careless, lax, inattentive, or indifferent
Of property, that it is abandoned; of a person, that he is remiss in his duties.
Careless in, or negligent about, attending to a task; lax in the performance of duty
Flowing or blowing with little speed:
behind-hand
Lax in duty
Moving or progressing slowly; sluggish:
procrastinating
Lax in duty
Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.
Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
Beggarly; unworthy
failing in duty
Lax in duty
That deserves blame; culpable
Deserving of blame or censure; blameworthy:
In the act of committing something wrong.
Deserving of censure; blameworthy.
Lax in duty
In a backward direction; returning; reversed
One who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
One who is predestined to damnation.
A person who seeks to avoid military service.
bad debtor
poor risk
neglecter of duty
A painful purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail.
One who behaves badly, often by breaking rules of conduct or the law.
One who has committed a crime; a criminal.
One who breaks the law.
One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically.
One who sins or does wrong; a transgressor.
juvenile offender
A juvenile guilty of antisocial or criminal behavior.
j.d.
A style, originating among fans of punk rock, characterized by motley clothes, oddly clipped hair, etc.
A wild, lawless person, often a member of a gang of criminals
A hoodlum; a thug.
ganster
A hoodlum, esp. a young one
(Historical) A person declared by a court of law to be deprived of legal rights and protection, generally for the commission of some crime: the killing of such a person was not a legal offense
One who is considered disreputable or disgraceful by his or her relatives or associates.
A prisoner or former prisoner in a jail
welsher
tax-dodger
Someone who commits tax avoidance or tax evasion
One who does not pay one's debts.
punctual (antonym)
punctilious (antonym)
scrupulous (antonym)
careless (related)
due (related)
unpaid (related)
(Informal) The buttocks.
One guilty of a fault or crime.
One who is unlikely to be called to account by a higher authority.
A lax vowel
dutiful (antonym)
responsible (antonym)
behaving (antonym)
careful (antonym)
guilty of misdeed
Lax in duty
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