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Noun: juvenile delinquency
  1. (law) an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
    "The community implemented programs to reduce juvenile delinquency";
    - delinquency

Derived forms: juvenile delinquencies

Type of: misbehavior [US], misbehaviour [Brit, Cdn], misdeed, misdoing

Encyclopedia: Juvenile delinquency