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"; an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor; nonpayment of a debt when due

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There are 156 solutions. The longest is CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY with 20 letters, and the shortest is SIN with 3 letters.

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Clue	Answers

sexual delinquency	2
Delinquency result, perhaps	1
Delinquency word more commonly heard in the plural	1
___ Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967) (juveniles accused of crimes in delinquency cases must be given Due Process)	1
Tax ___ (claims for delinquency)	1
Result of a certain property payment delinquency	1