अपराध (en. Delinquency)

By January 2008, the delinquency rate had risen to 21% and by May 2008 it was 25%.

America is finally waking up to the fact that comic books do not cause juvenile delinquency.

A transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction from duty, unlawful behaviour, willful in character, improper or wrong behavior; its synonyms are misdemeanor, misdeed, misbehavior, delinquency, impropriety, mismanagement, offense, but not negligence or carelessness.

At its most basic level, businesses prefer to extend credit to those with "good credit and limit credit to those with "weak credit, or possibly even a history of delinquency.

A transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction of duty, unlawful behavior, wilful in character, improper or wrong behavior, its synonyms are misdemeanor, misdeed, misbehavior, delinquency, impropriety, mismanagement offence, but not negligence or carelessness.

How these instances could be described as a delinquency, is a matter of mystery.

India ranks high in terms of macroeconomic stability and market size, while its financial sector is relatively deep and stable despite the high delinquency rate, which contributes to weakening the soundness of its banking system.