Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Delinquency
n. 1. A failure or omission; a violation of a law or duty. See JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. 2. A debt that is overdue in payment.
delinquency charge
A charge assessed against a borrower for failing to timely make a payment.
juvenile delinquency
Antisocial behavior by a minor; esp., behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult, but instead is usu. punished by special laws pertaining only to minors. - Also termed delinquent minor. Cf. INCORRIGIBILITY.Juvenile delinquency,' when employed as a technical term rather than merely a descriptive phrase, is entirely a legislative product Rollin M. Perkins & Ronald N. Boyce, Criminal Law 940 (3d ed. 1982).