Another word for delinquent
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Modifier
Lax in duty
See also:Antonyms:Not paid on time; said especially of taxes
Noun
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- A person who tries to evade paying debts
- One who does not pay one's debts.
- Someone who commits tax avoidance or tax evasion
- A prisoner or former prisoner in a jail
- A person often put in jail; habitual lawbreaker
- A member of a family or group who is regarded as not so respectable or successful as the rest
- A sheep with black fleece.
- One who is considered disreputable or disgraceful by his or her relatives or associates.
- A habitual or notorious criminal who is a fugitive from the law
- A wild or vicious horse or other animal.
- (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
- A complainer.
- A person who habitually makes trouble for others; esp., one who incites others to quarrel, rebel, etc.
- Any rowdy or violent person
- A hoodlum, esp. a young one
- A tough and aggressive or violent youth.
- Anything resembling a hood in shape or use
- A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
- A fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.
- A gangster; a thug.
- A tough-looking young ruffian
- A wild, lawless person, often a member of a gang of criminals
- (Music) Punk rock.
- A style, originating among fans of punk rock, characterized by motley clothes, oddly clipped hair, etc.
- A punk rocker.
- A juvenile guilty of antisocial or criminal behavior.
- A scamp.
- A person who sins; wrongdoer
- One who sins or does wrong; a transgressor.
- Someone who does wrong, either morally, ethically or in contravention of a law
- One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically.
- A person who violates the law
- One who breaks the law.
- An evildoer or criminal
- A wrongdoer or evildoer.
- One who has committed a crime; a criminal.
- A painful purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail.
- (Law) One who has committed a felony.
- (Law) A person guilty of a major crime; criminal
- (Informal) A young person, typically in his or her twenties, variously regarded as idle, lazy, unambitious, etc.
- One who shirks work or responsibility.
- A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever.
- One who is predestined to damnation.
- (Theol.) A person damned; lost soul
- A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
- One who gives or causes offense.
- One who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
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