juvenile delinquency

Noun

Meaning

an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

delinquency juvenile offending youth crime crime offence criminality crime rate child offenders childish errors crimes committed by juveniles crimes committed by minors juvenile crime delinquent activities youth offending adolescent antisocial behavior

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Hypernyms

misbehavior misdeed misbehaviour

Examples

Also a new look stadium with added facilities could play a major role in combating juvenile delinquency in the neighbouring communities. Source: Internet

It pointed to the deficiencies in the education system, and economic and social problems of unemployment and juvenile delinquency. Source: Internet

Snyder ISD, with monetary help from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), plans to institute a special project aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency. Source: Internet

The Moores presented evidence that childhood problems such as juvenile delinquency, nearsightedness, increased enrollment of students in special education classes and behavioral problems were the result of increasingly earlier enrollment of students. Source: Internet

He set up 32 committees to deal with social and economic problems, ranging from juvenile delinquency to sheep farming. Source: Internet

Nearly all studies of juvenile delinquency and testosterone are not significant. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

juvenile crime juvenile criminality juvenile crush juvenile delinquent juvenile dermatomyositis juvenile detention