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  • 1delinquent — 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 …

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  • 2delinquent — de‧lin‧quent [dɪˈlɪŋkwənt] adjective ACCOUNTING delinquent account/​debt/​payment etc an account, debt etc that has not been paid at the right time, or has not been paid at all: • Creditor management allows lenders to reduce the risk of… …

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  • 3delinquent — [di liŋ′kwənt] adj. [L delinquens: see DELINQUENCY] 1. failing or neglecting to do what duty or law requires ☆ 2. past the time for payment; overdue [delinquent taxes] n. a delinquent person; esp., a juvenile delinquent delinquently adv …

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  • 4Delinquent — The failure to accomplish what is required by law or duty, such as the failure to make a required payment or to perform a certain action. A delinquent is an individual or corporation with a contractual obligation to make payments against a loan… …

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  • 5delinquent — I. noun Date: 15th century a delinquent person II. adjective Etymology: Latin delinquent , delinquens, present participle of delinquere to fail, offend, from de + linquere to leave more at loan Date: 1603 1. offending by neglect or violation of… …

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  • 6delinquent — 1. adjective a) Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan. Fred is delinquent in making his car payment. b) Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense The company… …

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  • 7delinquent — Noun: A person failing in duty; a person offending by neglect of duty. Peoples Sav. Bank v Retail Merchants Mut. Fire Ins. Co. 146 Iowa 536, 123 NW 198; a person whose acts do not measure up to the proper standard of conduct expected of civilized …

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  • 8delinquent — /dɪ lɪŋkwənt/ adjective US referring to an account or payment of tax which is overdue …

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  • 9Preamble to the United States Constitution — We the People redirects here. For other uses, see We the People (disambiguation). United States of America This artic …

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  • 10Abraham Lincoln's early life and career — Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky in a town now known as Hodgenville. Lincoln was named after his dead grandfather, who was killed in 1786, shot from ambush by an Indian while… …

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