Delinquency - Law Dictionary Search Results
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delinquent : a delinquent person ;esp : juvenile delinquent adj [Latin delinquent- delinquens, present participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err] 1 a : offending by neglect or violation of duty or law [ acts] b : characterized by juvenile delinquency [ youth] 2 : being overdue in payment [ taxes] [was in his child support payments] ...
delinquency
delinquency pl: -cies 1 a : the quality or state of being delinquent b : juvenile delinquency [contributing to the of a minor] 2 : a debt on which payment is overdue [consumer loan delinquencies] ...
juvenile delinquent
juvenile delinquent : a juvenile who commits an act of juvenile delinquency compare status offender, youthful offender ...
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile delinquency, means Anti-social 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, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 871....
Juvenile delinquent
Juvenile delinquent, means a minor guilty of criminal behaviour, which is usu. punished by special law not pertaining to adults. Also termed juvenile offender; youthful offender; delinquent minor, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 871...
juvenile delinquency
juvenile delinquency : a violation of the law committed by a juvenile that would have been a crime if committed by an adult ;also : antisocial behavior by juveniles that is subject to legal action ...
serious delinquency
serious delinquency a mortgage that is 90 days or more past due. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Delinquent child
Delinquent child, a child who has been found to have committed an offence, Raghbir v. State of Haryana, (1981) 4 SCC 210: AIR 1981 SC 2037: (1982) 1 SCR 686...
Moral turpitude or delinquency
Moral turpitude or delinquency, Wherever conduct proved against an advocate is contrary to honesty, or opposed to good morals, or is unethical, it may be safely held that it involves moral turpitude. In the matter of 'P' an advocate, AIR 1963 SC 1313: (1964) 1 SCR 697....
Misconduct
Misconduct, is a relative term. It has to be considered with reference to the subject-matter and the context wherein such term occurs. It literally means wrong conduct or improper conduct, R.D. Saxena v. Balram Prasad Sharma, (2000) 7 SCC 264.Misconduct, means 'A transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction from duty, unlawful behaviour, wilful in character, improper or wrong behaviour; its synonyms are misdemeanour, misdeed, misbehaviour, delinquency, impropriety, mismanagement, offence, but not negligence or carelessness, (Black's Law Dictionary), N.G. Dastane v. Shrikant S. Shivde, (2001) 6 SCC 135.The word 'misconduct' is not capable of precise definition, but at the same time though incapable of precise definition, the word 'misconduct' on reflection receives its connotation from the context, the delinquency in performance and its effect on the discipline and the nature of duty. The act complained of must bear a forbidden quality or...
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