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# delinquere **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** delinquere ## Words From This Root - delinquency - minor crime or a failure to meet an obligation - delict - a wrongful act giving rise to legal liability; a civil wrong - delinquent - failing in duty or guilty of an offense; overdue in payment
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delinquency
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/dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/
minor crime or a failure to meet an obligation
delict
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/dɪˈlɪkt/
a wrongful act giving rise to legal liability; a civil wrong
delinquent
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/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
failing in duty or guilty of an offense; overdue in payment
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