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delinquente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • criminal adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
  • delinquent noun Someone, especially a young person, who breaks rules or laws.
  • gangster noun A member of an organized criminal gang.
  • thug noun A violent, aggressive criminal, often acting as part of a gang.
  • wrongdoer noun Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

Senses

delinquente is used for these senses in English:

  • criminal A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
  • delinquent One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
  • gangster A member of a criminal or street gang.
  • thug A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
  • wrongdoer Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

criminal — full definition

  1. adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
  2. noun A person who has committed a crime.
  3. adj Shockingly wrong or wasteful (used loosely, not in a legal sense).

delinquent — full definition

  1. noun Someone, especially a young person, who breaks rules or laws.
  2. adjective Overdue or unpaid, referring to a debt or bill.

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