Definitions for juvenile delinquent
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ju′venile delin′quent(n.)
a minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.
Category: Law, Sociology
Origin of juvenile delinquent:
1810–20
Princeton's WordNet
delinquent, juvenile delinquent(noun)
a young offender
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
juvenile delinquent(noun)ʒʌt
a teenager who does bad or illegal things
a home for juvenile delinquents
Wiktionary
juvenile delinquent(Noun)
A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence.
Origin: From juvenile + delinquent.
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