Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.
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Delinquency
Synonyms for "delinquency" (162 found)
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aberranceaberrancyabnormalityamoralityarreararrearagearrearsatrocitybackslidingbad debtbreachcarnalitycrimecrime against humanitycriminalitydeadly sindebtdeclinedefalcationdefault
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Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
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disconformitydishonordishonoringdisregardenormityerrorevilevil naturefailurefalling shortfaultfelonygenocideguilty actheavy sinillegalityimmoralityimperfectionimpropernessimpropriety
Noun(3 words)
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misfeasancemoral delinquencymortal sinneglectnegligencenonadherencenoncompliancenonconformancenonconformitynondischarge of debtsnonfeasancenonfulfillmentnonobservancenonpaymentnonperformancenonremittaloffenseomissionoutrageoversight
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peccabilitypeccadillopeccancyprodigalityprotestprotested billrecidivismrepudiationshort measureshortageshortcomingshortfallsinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actsinfulnessslightslipslumptorttransgressiontrespasstripunangelicalnessunchastityuncleannessuncollectibleunderageunfitnessunfittingnessungodlinessungoodnessunlawfulnessunmoralityunobservanceunrighteousnessunsaintlinessunseemlinessunsuitabilityunutterable sinunvirtuousnessvenial sinviceviciousnessviolationwantonnesswaywardnessweaknesswickednesswrongwrongdoingwrongfulnesswrongness
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
uncollected taxes
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8 entriesarrearsauto loan delinquencycredit card delinquencylate paymentmortgage delinquencyshopliftingtruancyvandalism
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Cutting school is the first stage of delinquency.
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However, the general crime number has not decreased though the juvenile delinquency stands out.
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The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.
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