12 example sentences using delinquency.
Delinquency used in a sentence
Delinquency in a sentence as a noun
In the interests of not having my bro expelled for my delinquency, I stumped up the cash.
This may not exactly be delinquency, but as kids I and a friend loved to explore construction sites on weekends.
Sometimes this 'self-discovery' can lead to incidents of delinquency, but I think it's best to do dumb stuff young so you learn bad from good based on experience.
Negative peer influence may, for instance, undermine programs intended to fi ght juvenile delinquency.
Of course, almost every neighborhood has its share of delinquency, and kids who are bent on defi ning themselves as delinquents will somehow manage to fi nd peers.
[Edit: I'll add that there's a lot of buffer for overly-pessimistic model inputs in that I've assumed 0% delinquency among accepted loans.
The definition of "cool" defined as "Pseudomature behavior—ranging from minor delinquency to precocious romantic involvement" seems designed to detect poor kids and kids from dysfunctional and abusive homes.
However, I think this study did a pretty good job defining the traits of youth they tracked, see the abstract:>Pseudomature behavior—ranging from minor delinquency to precocious romantic involvement—is widely viewed as a nearly normative feature of adolescence.
The lawyer explained that the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor included “rendering a minor in need of services.” So, for example, he said, “If you’d left him there and not come back, someone from social services would have needed to come, bring him in, make sure he was safe and such.”
Indeed, religion makes you happier[1], so its strange the author left it out of his ten points""[9] and a review of 498 studies published in peer-reviewed journals concluded that a large majority of them showed a positive correlation between religious commitment and higher levels of perceived well-being and self-esteem and lower levels of hypertension, depression, and clinical delinquency.
From the abstract of the actual study:- "Cool" => "Pseudomature behavior—ranging from minor delinquency to precocious romantic involvement"- "Lose" => "Early adolescent pseudomature behavior predicted long-term difficulties in close relationships, as well as significant problems with alcohol and substance use, and elevated levels of criminal behavior.
"Charitable, in turn, has its own specific meaning: it includes "relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged; advancement of religion; advancement of education or science; erecting or maintaining public buildings, monuments, or works; lessening the burdens of government; lessening neighborhood tensions; eliminating prejudice and discrimination; defending human and civil rights secured by law; and combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency.
Delinquency definitions
nonpayment of a debt when due
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
See also: dereliction
an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor