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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Antisocial or criminal behavior by children or adolescents.

Wiktionary

  1. n. law Participation in illegal behaviour by minors.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor

Examples

  • “The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.”

    Simon & Schuster: Street Judge

  • “It required, however, an adequate knowledge of adverse city conditions so productive of juvenile delinquency and a sympathy which could enkindle itself in many others of divers faiths and training, to arouse the club to its finest public spirit.”

    Twenty Years at Hull-House, With Autobiographical Notes

  • “The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on juvenile delinquency held hearings in 1954 about the pernicious influence of comics.”

    Simon & Schuster: Grand Theft Childhood

  • “Dorothy Crawford’s classic study of the link between juvenile delinquency and learning disabilities has demonstrated that the LD adolescent confronts three significant risk factors in regard to delinquent behavior:”

    Simon & Schuster: It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend

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