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delinquency (iou)



delinquency noun. M17.
[ecclesiastical Latin delinquentia, formed as DELINQUENT: see -ENCY.]
The quality of being a delinquent; failure in or violation of duty; delinquent behaviour. M17.
juvenile delinquency: see JUVENILE adjective.
A delinquent act; a failing, a misdeed, an offence. Usu. in pl. M17.