De-lin'quent1, a.
(de link'/went), a. Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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Delinquent
De-lin'quent2, n.
n. [Lat. delinquens, p. pr. of delinquere, to leave, to fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong, from de and linquere, to leave; Fr. délinquant.] One who fails to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or crime.
A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. Ayliffe.