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delinquent

adjective as in overdue, unpaid

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noun as in person who is late paying bills

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Last year, the Coachella Valley Water District placed a lien for $1,715.23 for “delinquent charges, penalty and interest” on the Palm Desert house.

Last year, the board of supervisors learned that the foundation had gone into “delinquent” status with the California Department of Justice, which regulates charities, because of missing paperwork.

She said it was shocking to see this happening at her community Rite Aid, which she frequents for medications, food and other items, “all because of the delinquent behavior that has been happening around here.”

Trump made that comment at a February rally in South Carolina, warning European allies not to be “delinquent” in their military spending or he would refuse to help them as president.

Their charity, the Archewell Foundation, was recently declared “delinquent” by her native California.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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