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Offending vs Delinquency - What's the difference?

offending | delinquency |

As nouns the difference between offending and delinquency

is that offending is the act of committing an offence while delinquency is misconduct.

As a verb offending

is .

offending

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of committing an offence.
  • * 2004 , Rebecca S. Shoemaker, The White Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (page 249)
    • There are, besides, other corporations and individuals more or less connected in the activities of the other defendants, that are alleged to be instruments or accomplices in their activities and offendings

    delinquency

    English

    Noun

    (delinquencies)
  • misconduct
  • a criminal offense
  • a debt that is overdue for payment

    • Derived terms

    * juvenile delinquency