delinquency (noun)
31social action — noun a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform) • Hypernyms: ↑social policy • Hyponyms: ↑affirmative action, ↑fence mending * * * noun : an organized program of socioeconomic reform; specifically …
32whoop-de-doo — noun see whoop de do * * * whoop de do or whoop de doo «HOOP dee DOO, HWOOP , HWUP », noun. U.S. Informal. noisy commotion or excitement; hullabaloo: »Despite all the whoop de do in the public press about it no one knows the real extent of… …
33dereliction — noun Date: 1597 1. a. an intentional abandonment b. the state of being abandoned 2. a recession of water leaving permanently dry land 3. a. intentional or conscious neglect …
34juvenile delinquent — noun see juvenile delinquency …
35relic — noun /ˈɹɛlɪk/ a) That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.<! Webster 1913 b) Something old kept for sentimental reasons. Syn: remnant, remainder, residue See Also: delic …
36supervision order — noun English Law a court order placing a child or young person under the supervision of a local authority or a probation officer in a case of delinquency or where care proceedings are appropriate …
37crime — noun 1) kidnapping is a very serious crime Syn: offense, unlawful act, illegal act, felony, misdemeanor, misdeed, wrong; informal no no 2) the increase in crime Syn: lawbreaking, delinquency, wrongdoing, crim …
38dereliction — noun 1) buildings were reclaimed from dereliction Syn: dilapidation, disrepair, deterioration, ruin, rack and ruin; abandonment, neglect, disuse 2) dereliction of duty Syn: negligence, neglect, delinquency …
39insubordination — noun one quickly learns at West Point that insubordination is a serious matter Syn: disobedience, unruliness, indiscipline, bad behavior, misbehavior, misconduct, delinquency, insolence; rebellion, defiance, mutiny, revolt; recalcitrance,… …
40crime — noun 1) kidnapping is a serious crime Syn: offence, unlawful act, illegal act, felony, violation, misdemeanour 2) the increase in crime Syn: lawbreaking, delinquency, wrongdoing, criminality …
