Skip to main content
Find a Lawyer
Please enter a legal issue and/or a location
Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select
FindLaw Legal Dictionary

The FindLaw Legal Dictionary -- free access to over 8260 definitions of legal terms. Search for a definition or browse our legal glossaries.

term:

Delinquent

delinquent n

: a delinquent person
;esp
: juvenile delinquent
adj [Latin delinquent- delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err]
1 a : offending by neglect or violation of duty or law [ acts]
b : characterized by juvenile delinquency [ youth]
2 : being overdue in payment [ taxes] [was in his child support payments]



Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

Copied to clipboard

Find a Lawyer

More Options