delinquent
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/noun
Definitions
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
A person who has not paid his or her debts.
A term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642-1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
adjective
Definitions
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
Example: Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense