delinquent — [[t]dɪlɪ̱ŋkwənt[/t]] delinquents 1) ADJ Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes. → See also juvenile delinquent ...remand homes for delinquent children. N COUNT Delinquent is also a noun. ...a nine year… … English dictionary
delinquent — Noun: A person failing in duty; a person offending by neglect of duty. Peoples Sav. Bank v Retail Merchants Mut. Fire Ins. Co. 146 Iowa 536, 123 NW 198; a person whose acts do not measure up to the proper standard of conduct expected of civilized … Ballentine's law dictionary
delinquent — de·lin·quent 1 /di liŋ kwənt/ n: a delinquent person; esp: juvenile delinquent delinquent 2 adj [Latin delinquent delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err] 1 a: offending by neglect or violation of duty or law … Law dictionary
delinquent — de|lin|quent1 [dıˈlıŋkwənt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: delinquere to fail, offend , from linquere to leave ] 1.) behaving in a way that is illegal or that society does not approve of →↑criminal delinquent girls/boys/children/teenagers … Dictionary of contemporary English
children — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; … Black's law dictionary
children — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; … Black's law dictionary
juvenile delinquent — A generic term, embracing every lapse into wrongdoing from murder to habitual truancy, even certain acts of incorrigibility rather than crime. 31 Am J Rev ed Juv Ct § 36. See delinquent children … Ballentine's law dictionary
Connecticut Department of Children and Families — The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Connecticut providing family services. Its headquarters are in Hartford.[1] Contents 1 Bureau of Juvenile Services 2 Connecticut Children s Place … Wikipedia
Neglected or Delinquent Technical Assistance Center (NDTAC) — The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk (NDTAC)[1] is the result of a contract between the U.S.Department of Education and the American Institutes… … Wikipedia
List of Married... with Children characters — This is a list of characters in Married... with Children. The show revolves around Al Bundy, his wife Peggy, children Kelly and Bud, their next door neighbor Marcy, and her husband Steve Rhoades who leaves in Season 4 and is eventually replaced… … Wikipedia
