Delinquent synonyms
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(Law) Acting with or done through negligence.
The definition of criminal is someone or something related to the commission of a crime.
Careless in, or negligent about, attending to a task; lax in the performance of duty
Lax in duty
Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.
One who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
A person who shirks work or duty
A member of a family or group who is regarded as not so respectable or successful as the rest
Of property, that it is abandoned; of a person, that he is remiss in his duties.
Slow in moving, acting, etc.
Deserving of censure; blameworthy.
One who is unlikely to be called to account by a higher authority.
One who behaves badly, often by breaking rules of conduct or the law.
(Law) A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence.
Flowing or blowing with little speed:
behind-hand
Lax in duty
The definition of faulty is something unreliable or that doesn't work, or an incorrect thought pattern.
failing in duty
Lax in duty
That deserves blame; culpable
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy
With clear evidence of guilt.
Lax in duty
(Not comparable) Not current.
The definition of a reprobate is person without morals or one who is condemned to hell.
bad debtor
poor risk
neglecter of duty
The definition of a felon is a person who has been convicted of a felony (a serious crime for which the penalty is normally one or more years of incarceration).
The definition of a malefactor is a criminal or someone who does bad things.
A person who violates the law
One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically.
One who sins or does wrong; a transgressor.
juvenile offender
j.d.
A style, originating among fans of punk rock, characterized by motley clothes, oddly clipped hair, etc.
A gangster; a thug.
The definition of a hood is slang for a neighborhood.
ganster
The definition of hooligan is slang for a young person who breaks the law.
A person who habitually makes trouble for others; esp., one who incites others to quarrel, rebel, etc.
(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
(Finance) A bond that has declined in value due to credit deterioration to become a junk bond.
A person often put in jail; habitual lawbreaker
welsher
(UK) Alternative spelling of welcher.
tax-dodger
Someone who commits tax avoidance or tax evasion
One who does not pay one's debts.
punctual (antonym)
(Archaic) punctilious
punctilious (antonym)
Very careful about every detail of behavior, ceremony, etc.
scrupulous (antonym)
Precise; exact or strict
careless (related)
Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness:
due (related)
Expecting or ready for something as part of a normal course or sequence:
unpaid (related)
Not yet paid:
The culprit is defined as the person who is responsible for something, or is the thing that is causing a bad outcome.
A lax vowel
dutiful (antonym)
Careful to fulfill obligations.
responsible (antonym)
Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
behaving (antonym)
irresponsible, defaulting
careful (antonym)
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
guilty of misdeed
Lax in duty
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