"juvenile delinquent" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: juvenile delinquents [plural]
Etymology: From juvenile + delinquent. Etymology templates: {{m|en|juvenile}} juvenile, {{m|en|delinquent}} delinquent Head templates: {{en-noun}} juvenile delinquent (plural juvenile delinquents)
  1. (law) A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence. Wikipedia link: Juvenile delinquency Categories (topical): Crime, Law, People Synonyms: juvenile offender, juvey [informal] Related terms: juvenile hall Translations (persistent young offender): 未成年犯 (wèichéngniánfàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 少年犯 (shàoniánfàn) (Chinese Mandarin), nuorisorikollinen (Finnish), Jugendstraftäter (German), ανήλικος παραβάτης (anílikos paravátis) [masculine] (Greek), fiatalkorú bűnöző (Hungarian), delinquente juvenil [masculine] (Portuguese)

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