delinquent vs innocent

delinquent

adj
  • Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense 

  • Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan. 

noun
  • A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646). 

  • A person who has not paid their debts. 

  • One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes. 

innocent

adj
  • Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith. 

  • Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. 

  • Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign. 

  • Naive; artless. 

  • Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture. 

  • Lawful; permitted. 

  • Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act. 

  • Lacking (something), or knowledge of it. 

noun
  • One who is innocent, especially a young child. 

How often have the words delinquent and innocent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )