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serious delinquency

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


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] ...


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 ...


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 bodily harm

serious bodily harm : serious bodily injury ...


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