资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Delinquency \De*lin"quen*cy\, n.; pl. {Delinquencies}. [L.
   delinquentia, fr. delinquens.]
   Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense;
   a misdemeanor; a crime.

         The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be
         represented in the most glaring colors.  --Motley.