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Definition of juvenile delinquent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

juvenile delinquent

noun

/ˌdʒuːvənaɪl dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/

/ˌdʒuːvənl dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/

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a young person who is not yet an adult and who is guilty of committing a crimeTopics Crime and punishmentc1

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