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juvenile delinquency
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juvenile delinquency
n.
Antisocial or criminal behavior by children or adolescents.
juvenile delinquency
n
(Law) antisocial or criminal conduct by juvenile delinquents
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.juvenile delinquency - an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
delinquency
misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Translations
juvenile delinquency n → delinquenza minorile
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She also highlights the role the court performed in regard to dependent children, positioning that group as the objects of the court's work fully as much as the delinquent children who occupy most historians of juvenile justice.
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