Delinquent

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] ...

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 delinquent

juvenile delinquent : a juvenile who commits an act of juvenile delinquency compare status offender, youthful offender ...

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....

serious delinquency

serious delinquency a mortgage that is 90 days or more past due. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

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 ...

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...

Specific provision to the contrary

Specific provision to the contrary, in the absence of any specific provisions to the contrary, the purpose of the Haryana legislature as well as of the Parliament in enacting the Haryana Children Act and the central Children Act (Act 60 of 1960) respectively was to give separate treatment to delinquent children in trial, conviction and punishment for offences including offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life. S. 27 is not 'a specific provision to the contrary', within the meaning of s. 5 of the Act; the intention of the Parliament was not to exclude the trial of delinquent children for offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life, inasmuch as s. 27 does not contain any expression to the effect 'notwithstanding anything contained in any Children Act passed by any State legislature'. Parliament certainly was not unaware of the existence of the Haryana Children Act coming into force a month earlier or the central Children Act coming into force nearly fourteen ye...

Consider

Consider, The word 'consider' merely connotes that there should be active application of the mind by the disciplinary authority after considering the entire circumstances of the case in order to decide the nature and extent of the penalty to be imposed on the delinquent employee on his conviction on a criminal charge. This matter can be objectively determined only if the delinquent employee is heard and is given a chance to satisfy the authority regarding the final orders that may be passed by the said authority. In other words, the term 'consider' postulates consideration of all the aspects, the pros and cons of the matter after hearing the aggrieved person, Divisional Personnel Officer v. T.R. Challappan, (1976) 3 SCC 190: AIR 1975 SC 2216 (2224): (1976) 1 SCR 783. [Railway Servants (D&A) Rules, 1968, R. 14(1)]...

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