juvenile delinquent

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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

Speaking to a crowd of relatives and activists in Montgomery, she said: "I guess you can say that now I am no longer a juvenile delinquent."

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

A brainy classmate helps a cocky juvenile delinquent find the right path in life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2020

The movie’s story about a rampaging gang resembles the moralistic juvenile delinquent melodramas of the previous decade; but Corman adopts a less judgmental tone.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2019

Buphead has officially been a juvenile delinquent even longer than Byron.

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