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During Easter week, the pope chose to perform the traditional washing of others’ feet in a facility for juvenile delinquents.

He became a juvenile delinquent, arrested and jailed at 17 for car theft.

The agency also stepped up policing in entertainment districts and measures against juvenile delinquents and motorcycle gangs.

It’s up to them to tell us if the former president scowled and guffawed like a fearless strongman or fell asleep in his chair like a disaffected juvenile delinquent.

"I've gotten close to Bobby and his sister. I've seen him turn from basically a juvenile delinquent into a very thoughtful, caring adult. He grew up."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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