Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Juvenile delinquency.
- noun Failure to do what law or duty requires.
- noun An offense or misdemeanor; a misdeed.
- noun A debt or other financial obligation on which payment is overdue.
- adjective Of or relating to juvenile delinquency.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Failure or omission of duty or obligation; a dereliction; a fault; a shortcoming; an offense.
- noun Synonyms Wrong, Sin, etc. See
crime .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
misconduct - noun a
criminal offense - noun a
debt that isoverdue forpayment
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
- noun nonpayment of a debt when due
- noun an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
Etymologies
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Examples
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A decline in delinquency rates for most issuers of credit cards failed to staunch disappointment over the continued slow pace of recovery in the U.S. industry.
Card Issuers Wrestle With Slow Pace of Recovery Aparajita Saha-Bubna 2010
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If the delinquency is not due to something catastrophic, let them fail!
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In one of the stranger combinations related to the mortgage crisis, the Creative Coalition, which represents the entertainment industry and is bringing movie stars to Denver, will be teaming up with the National Association of Realtors at the Denver convention to host on luncheon to honor the “Colorado Foreclosure Hotline” – a toll-free number providing advice to homeowners behind in delinquency or foreclosure.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Are No-Shows at Conventions - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In one of the stranger combinations related to the mortgage crisis, the Creative Coalition, which represents the entertainment industry and is bringing movie stars to Denver, will be teaming up with the National Association of Realtors at the Denver convention to host on luncheon to honor the “Colorado Foreclosure Hotline” – a toll-free number providing advice to homeowners behind in delinquency or foreclosure.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Are No-Shows at Conventions - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Lawyers who defend homeowners against foreclosure maintained that mortgage companies collect lucrative fees from long-term delinquency, undercutting their incentive to lower payments to affordable levels.
Art Levine: As Treasury Department Stumbles, Liberals Push Tougher Measures to Stem Foreclosures 2009
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"Significant increases in delinquency rates have in some cases led to unexpected increases in credit losses and the failure of some subprime specialist firms," Duncan said.
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As indicated by the percentages, longer-term delinquency over 90 days makes up all but 0.96% of the delinquency as of June 30, 2011.
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Long-term delinquency does cause neighborhoods to deteriorate, and it does foster more accelerated defaults as neighbors see the rewards obtained by those who stop paying their mortgages.
Irvine Housing Blog 2010
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CRE near term delinquency improved during the quarter, and accruing watch list loans decreased $49 million primarily due to the movement of the five relationships in NPL status.
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Near term delinquency showed improvement, both in terms of dollars and as a percent in the portfolio for the fourth consecutive quarter.
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