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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