The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word DELINQUENT
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What does DELINQUENT mean?
DELINQUENT noun- One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
- A person who has not paid his or her debts.
- A term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642-1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
- Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
- Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense