juvenile delinquent

See also: juvenile-delinquent

English

Etymology

From juvenile + delinquent.

Noun

juvenile delinquent (plural juvenile delinquents)

(law) A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence.

Synonyms

juvenile offender

Derived terms

juvenile-delinquent

Translations

persistent young offender

Chinese:
Mandarin: 未成年犯 (wèichéngniánfàn), 少年犯 (zh) (shàoniánfàn)
Finnish: nuorisorikollinen (fi)

German: Jugendstraftäter
Hungarian: fiatalkorú bűnöző
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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