The delinquent boy was arraigned for stealing a bicycle.
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Delinquent
Synonyms for "delinquent" (113 found)
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49 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- виновник noun (one who breaks the law)
- нарушител noun (one who breaks the law)
Catalan
1 entries- delinqüent noun (one who breaks the law)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 犯法者 noun (one who breaks the law)
Czech
1 entries- delikventní adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
Danish
3 entries- bagud med betaling adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
- i restance adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
- pligtforsømmende adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
Dutch
1 entries- in gebreke blijvend adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
Finnish
1 entries- rikollinen noun (one who breaks the law)
French
1 entries- délinquant noun (one who breaks the law)
German
4 entries- pflichtvernachlässigend adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- pflichtversäumend adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- rückständig adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
- straffällig adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
Greek
1 entries- παραβατικός noun (one who breaks the law)
Hebrew
4 entries- חורג adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- חורג מהחוק adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- פורע־חוק adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- פושעני adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
Indonesian
1 entries- anak nakal noun (one who breaks the law)
Italian
1 entries- delinquente noun (one who breaks the law)
Japanese
2 entries- 下手人 noun (one who breaks the law)
- 非行者 noun (one who breaks the law)
Persian
4 entries- خلاف adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- خاطی noun (one who breaks the law)
- خلافکار noun (one who breaks the law)
- متخلف noun (one who breaks the law)
Polish
1 entries- delikwent noun (one who breaks the law)
Portuguese
1 entries- delinquente noun (one who breaks the law)
Romanian
4 entries- neachitat adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
- neplătit adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
- întârziat adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
- delincvent noun (one who breaks the law)
Russian
3 entries- уклоня́ющийся от упла́ты adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
- правонаруши́тель noun (one who breaks the law)
- правонаруши́тельница noun (one who breaks the law)
Spanish
4 entries- delictivo adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- delictuoso adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- delincuente adj (Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation)
- moroso adj (late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation)
Tagalog
1 entries- dalinsil noun (one who breaks the law)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
What shall we do with this delinquent girl?
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The policeman was shot in the leg by a delinquent.
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Tom is a delinquent who comes from a rich home.
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