juvenile delinquent

Noun

Meaning

a young offender

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

juvenile offender delinquent bandit goon brat miscreant malefactor criminal informal punk debtor outlaw robber culprit
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Antonyms

dibble responsible policeman police force lawman black and white
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Hypernyms

offender wrongdoer

Related terms

juvenile hall

Examples

Parents should worry if their children haven't been arrested by the time they turn sixteen. Being a juvenile delinquent is a birthright and as much a part of healthy adolescence as smoking cigarettes or getting pimples. John Waters

I always wanted to be a juvenile delinquent but my parents wouldn't let me. John Waters

The one thing that's closest to my story is the thing about trying out for the juvenile delinquent role and getting it. That was the start of my acting career... which I've resumed, by the way. Paul Mazursky

My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. Miles Teller

If you want to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent. The delinquent is saying with his actions, ‘This sucks, I'm going to do my own thing.' Yvon Chouinard

Based on research linking the two, in 1998 the Justice Department began studying the impact of childhood lead exposure on juvenile delinquent behavior. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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