DELINQUENT

a. n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

2.
n.

One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit. A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed. Ayliffe.