"status offender" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: status offenders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} status offender (plural status offenders)
  1. One who commits a status offense; especially a juvenile delinquent taken into state care for uncontrollable behavior at home.
    Sense id: en-status_offender-en-noun-VysurLc0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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