delinquency

(n) nonpayment of a debt when due
(n) a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
- he inherited his delinquency from his father
- his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
- his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
dereliction, willful neglect,
(n) an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor juvenile delinquency,

dereliction willful neglect juvenile delinquency

delinquent