juvenile delinquent

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juvenile delinquent

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–noun

1.	a minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.

2.	a child or youth characterized by juvenile delinquency.

Origin:
1810–20

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juvenile delinquent
n. A juvenile guilty of antisocial or criminal behavior.

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: juvenile delinquent
Function: noun
: a juvenile who commits an act of juvenile delinquency —compare STATUS OFFENDER, YOUTHFUL OFFENDER

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: juvenile delinquent
Function: noun
: a person whose behavior has been labeled juvenile delinquency; especially : a person whose transgressionsof the law have been adjudged to constitute juvenile delinquency because the violator is below the legally established age of adulthood

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