young offender

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌyoung ofˈfender noun [countable] SCLa criminal in Britain who is not an adult according to the law 〔英国的〕青少年罪犯，少年犯

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young offender• Sentence: three years' detention in a young offender institution.

ˌyoung ofˈfender nounChineseSyllable

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young offender
ˌyoung ofˈfender

noun [countable]
a criminal in Britain who is not an adult according to the law

young offender

BrE

/ˌjʌŋ əˈfendə(r)/

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NAmE

/ˌjʌŋ əˈfendər/

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a criminal who, according to the law, is not yet an adult but no longer a child 少年犯

◆a young offender institution少年犯管教所