delinquent

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• UK: /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
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Borrowed from Middle French délinquant, ultimately from Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquo.

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: i restance — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• Danish: bagud med betaling — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• Dutch: in gebreke blijvend — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• German: säumig — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• German: rückständig — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• Romanian: întârziat — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• Romanian: neachitat — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• Romanian: neplătit — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• Russian: уклоня́ющийся от упла́ты (uklonjájuščijsja ot upláty) — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• Spanish: moroso — late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation
• Czech: delikventní — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Danish: pligtforsømmende — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• German: straffällig — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• German: pflichtvernachlässigend — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• German: pflichtversäumend — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Hebrew: פושעני — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Hebrew: חורג — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Hebrew: חורג מהחוק — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Hebrew: פורע־חוק — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Persian: خلاف (xalâf) — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Spanish: delincuente — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Spanish: delictivo — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Spanish: delictuoso — Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation
• Bulgarian: нарушител (narušitel) — one who breaks the law
• Bulgarian: виновник (vinovnik) — one who breaks the law
• Catalan: delinqüent — one who breaks the law
• Chinese Mandarin: 犯法者 (fànfǎzhě) — one who breaks the law
• Finnish: rikollinen — one who breaks the law
• French: délinquant — one who breaks the law
• German: Delinquent — one who breaks the law
• German: Krimineller — one who breaks the law
• German: Straffälliger — one who breaks the law
• Greek: παραβατικός (paravatikós) — one who breaks the law
• Hebrew: פורע־חוק — one who breaks the law
• Indonesian: anak nakal — one who breaks the law
• Italian: delinquente — one who breaks the law
• Japanese: 非行者 (hikōsha) — one who breaks the law
• Japanese: 下手人 (geshunin) — one who breaks the law
• Persian: خلافکار (xalâfkâr) — one who breaks the law
• Persian: متخلف (motexallef) — one who breaks the law
• Persian: خاطی (xâti) — one who breaks the law
• Polish: delikwent — one who breaks the law
• Portuguese: delinquente — one who breaks the law
• Romanian: delincvent — one who breaks the law
• Russian: правонаруши́тель (pravonarušítelʹ) — one who breaks the law
• Russian: правонаруши́тельница (pravonarušítelʹnica) — one who breaks the law
• Spanish: delincuente — one who breaks the law
• Spanish: pishtaco — one who breaks the law
• Tagalog: dalinsil — one who breaks the law