juvenile delinquency

noun

1. behavior of a child or youth that is so marked by violation of law, persistent mischievousness, antisocial behavior, disobedience, or intractability as to thwart correction by parents and to constitute a matter for action by the juvenile courts.

juvenile delinquency

noun

1. antisocial or criminal conduct by juvenile delinquents

Word History and Origins

Origin of juvenile delinquency¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, a manifesto published in 1969 at the height of the Chicano movement, envisioned a world where “there will no longer be acts of juvenile delinquency, but revolutionary acts.”

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The rule makes clear that expunged convictions, juvenile delinquency adjudications and convictions under state laws for immigration-related offenses don’t disqualify a person from DACA.

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Instead, the French government points to underprivilege in low-income urban neighbourhoods and juvenile delinquency, a reflection of the state’s belief that citizens are united under a single French identity, regardless of race or ethnicity.

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Police arrested the boys suspected in both hotel incidents, and prosecutors charged them under the juvenile delinquency code.

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Many are involved with the juvenile delinquency system, sex trafficked, developmentally disabled or suffering from psychosis.

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