juvenile delinquent

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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

Born Manuel Rodriguez in Buffalo, he was a self-described juvenile delinquent before dropping out of art school.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Byron had just turned thirteen so he was officially a teenage juvenile delinquent and didn’t think it was “cool” to touch anybody or let anyone touch him, even if it meant he froze to death.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis