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juvenile delinquent
A delinquent juvenile is a young person who has committed a crime or violated a law. They may be subject to the juvenile justice system rather than the adult criminal justice system.
Criminal.Added: The above is a factual answer however, the "kinder and gentler" term for it is Juvenile Offender or Juvenile Delinquent.
No. A juvenile delinquent is not a legal definition it is a social one. In addition delinquency means 'failing in duty', which is an adult trait. By definition a juvenile has not attained adulthood therefore cannot be delinquent. A person may be delinquent in some duties but not in others.
Juvenile Delinquent.
A sentence with the word delinquent might be, "The child is turning out to be a juvenile delinquent." Another example might be, "The courts have deemed this person to be delinquent in paying their fines."
It means neglectful of a duty or obligation. An offender.Teenagers show delinquent behavior because of their need to rebel so they go out and drink and party.
The word "delinquent" is used in juvenile court, a court that deals with people under the age of 18 (in the USA). When an adult breaks the law we say that person committed a crime. When a juvenile, or a person under the age of 18, breaks the law, we say they committed an act of delinquency or a delinquent act. Habitual delinquency refers to a juvenile who has a habit, or a repeated pattern, of breaking the law. Some states may have specific laws that says if a person is found to in violation of the law more than "x" amount of times then they are classified as being habitual delinquents.
A young offender is a person under the age of 21 but no younger than 15, they go to a young offenders institute because they're too young to go to prison.
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You are legally an adult when you reach the age of majority. In Georgia, that is 18. You can't sign Contracts or Leases until age 18. Your parents cannot kick you out until age 18; however, due to the fact that you can actually go to jail at age 17 in Georgia, you can leave home at 17 and cannot be forced to return.
He didn't .Crockett was a self promoting person who was a scoundrel . He was a juvenile delinquent, wife deserter, braggart, and poor shot. He surrendered at the Alamo.