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predelinquent

predelinquent adjective: at risk of falling into delinquency.

Adjective

predelinquent (not comparable)

  1. At risk of falling into delinquency.

Noun

predelinquent (plural predelinquents)

  1. A young person who is at risk of falling into delinquency.

Forms of predelinquent

pluralpredelinquents

Origin of predelinquent

From pre- + delinquent.

Questions about predelinquent

What does predelinquent mean?
Predelinquent means at risk of falling into delinquency.
What part of speech is predelinquent?
Predelinquent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near predelinquent in the dictionary

  1. predeliction
  2. predelimitation
  3. predelineation
  4. predelineations
  5. predelinquency
  6. predelinquent
  7. predelinquents
  8. predeliver
  9. predelivered
  10. predeliveries
  11. predelivering

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