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    juvenile delinquent

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Crime
    ˌjuvenile deˈlinquent noun [countable]  SCLSCCa child or young person who behaves in a criminal way 少年犯 SYN young offender —juvenile delinquency noun [uncountable]
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    juvenile delinquent• He didn't want to be a juvenile delinquent.
    ˌjuvenile deˈlinquent nounChineseSyllable
    child a young Corpus person behaves or who in


    juvenile delinquent
    ˌjuvenile deˈlinquent noun [countable]
    a child or young person who behaves in a criminal way
       SYN  young offender
    —juvenile delinquency noun [uncountable]


    juvenile delinquentBrE /ˌdʒuːvənaɪl dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒuːvənl dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ 🔊 nouna young person who is not yet an adult and who is guilty of committing a crime 少年犯▸ juvenile delinquency BrE /ˌdʒuːvnənaɪl dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒuːvnənl dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]