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Tending to commit crime

Wild or unruly in behavior

Irresponsible or negligent in behavior

Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time

Deserving censure or condemnation

Immoral, unprincipled or evil in nature

Still or yet to be paid

Having net losses, or being in debt

One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, especially a young person

A person who has not paid their debts

An unkind, evil or unscrupulous person

A person who engages in sabotage

A pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation

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Adjective

Tending to commit crime

“Individuals may proceed along developmental pathways toward antisocial behavior, with each pathway representing major dimensions of delinquent behavior.”

Adjective

Wild or unruly in behavior

attention-seeking

ill-disciplined

undisciplinable

full of mischief

lacking self-control

like a loose cannon

confrontational

socially impaired

self-opinionated

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

unaccommodating

obstinately disobedient

stubborn as a mule

set in one's ways

without law and order

double-crossing

unfavourable^UK

individualistic

as stubborn as a mule

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

ready for a fight

spoiling for a fight

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“The minister for care services wants to extend naming and shaming to the parents of delinquent children.”

Adjective

Irresponsible or negligent in behavior

procrastinating

careless of one's duty

blithely unconcerned

good-for-nothing

asleep at switch

failing to show proper care and attention

procrastinative

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

asleep at the wheel

asleep on the job

failing to take proper care

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

disregardful of

not paying attention

badly organized

hell-for-leather

looking out window

having a memory like a sieve

inclined to forget

negligent about

like an absent-minded professor

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“Protestors accused the government of being delinquent in carrying out its duties.”

Adjective

Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time

“A second expense involves the carrying charge associated with delinquent payments.”

Adjective

Deserving censure or condemnation

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

deserving blame

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Adjective

Immoral, unprincipled or evil in nature

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unconscientious

under-the-table

against the law

unauthorized^US

under-the-counter

unauthorised^UK

under the table

under the counter

insurrectionary

against the rules

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

double-crossing

Mephistophelian

good-for-nothing

beyond contempt

of bad reputation

in the doghouse

snake in the grass

unsportsmanlike

in the fast lane

pleasure-seeking

gone to the dogs

lacking restraint

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Adjective

Still or yet to be paid

Adjective

Having net losses, or being in debt

Noun

One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, especially a young person

juvenile delinquent

confidence trickster

black marketeer

person responsible

wanted criminal

graffiti artist

youthful offender

professional killer

smooth operator

confidence artist

country bumpkin

country dweller

son of the soil

daughter of the soil

member of the family

member of a criminal gang

member of the Mafia

unsophisticated person

backwoods person

domineering person

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“To put it plainly, I was a delinquent who had a knack for finding trouble.”

Noun

A person who has not paid their debts

“They then call up the creditors and try to negotiate a settlement or lower payment from them because you're now a delinquent.”

Noun

An unkind, evil or unscrupulous person

good-for-nothing

snake in the grass

enfant terrible

mischievous person

devil incarnate

unprincipled person

nasty piece of work

agent provocateur

despicable person

mischievous child

badly behaved child

practical joker

unpleasant person

juvenile delinquent

life of the party

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Noun

A person who engages in sabotage

Noun

A pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation

good-for-nothing

habitual absentee

shilly-shallier

useless article

slubberdegullion

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