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Delinquent

dɪˈlɪŋkw(ə)nt

Delinquent definitions

adjective

Inflections:

delinquent

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime

"delinquent teenagers"

Synonyms:
lawless lawbreaking criminal offending
failing in one's duty

Synonyms:
negligent neglectful remiss careless of one's duty irresponsible lax slack
- in arrears
  
  "delinquent accounts"

noun

Inflections:

delinquent delinquents

a delinquent person

"juvenile delinquents"

Synonyms:
offender wrongdoer malefactor lawbreaker culprit criminal