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Definitions

juvenile delinquent

NOUN
young criminal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delinquent gangster hoodlum hooligan troublemaker
WEAK
JD criminal first offender gangbanger goon hood punk punk kid rowdy ruffian thug youthful offender

Example Sentences

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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

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

He also began getting into mischief, and his parents, worried that he was becoming a juvenile delinquent, sent him to Miami when he was 14 to live with a married brother, Cyril.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022

"I'm no longer a juvenile delinquent at 82."

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021

I can’t get past the feeling that this is just some juvenile delinquent trying to freak everybody out.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman