delinquere

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to commit a crime
2. (intransitive, literary) to sin

Concepts

commit a crime

sin

break the law

defile

transgress

Synonyms

commettere un delitto

cadere in tentazione

commettere un crimine

violare la legge

peccare

profanare

violare

Translations

delinquir

ein Verbrechen begehen

cometer delito

commettre un délit

cometer un crimen

pecar

sündigen

pécher

caer en culpa

violar

malfaiteurs

profanar

violar la ley

das Gesetz brechen

quebrar la ley

Hyphenated as

de‧lìn‧que‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deˈlin.kwe.re/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlinquere (“to fail in one's duty”), from de- + linquō (“to neglect”), present infinitive form of linquō (“to leave”).