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juvenile delinquency

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Definition of juvenile delinquency

noun

[mass noun]
  • the habitual committing of criminal acts or offences by a young person, especially one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible.

Derivatives

juvenile deliquent

noun

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