juvenile delinquent
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She previously worked as a case worker in a juvenile delinquent transitional home and her boyfriend coaches a basketball team.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024
In my first film, I played a juvenile delinquent — Barbara Hanley.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022
He was headed for jail as a juvenile delinquent when a sympathetic judge offered him an alternative: Join the military.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2022
"I'm no longer a juvenile delinquent at 82."
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021
He no longer thought of himself as Cole Matthews, a juvenile delinquent from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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