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Juvenile delinquent   /dʒˈuvənəl dɪlˈɪŋkwənt/   Listen
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juvenile delinquent  n.  A child or person of minor age who commits acts which would be considered criminal if performed by an adult, such as theft, vandalism, or violence; especially, one who habitually acts in such an antisocial manner and cannot be controlled by parents. Abbreviated JD.






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"Juvenile delinquent" Quotes from Famous Books



... existence and the survival of the fittest. We need not discuss here its profound influences, economic and otherwise, upon the lives of the mentally defective in general, but it will be profitable to review briefly the effect of natural selection upon the juvenile delinquent group. ...
— Introduction to the Science of Sociology • Robert E. Park



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