delinquent minor

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• delinquent child — n. A minor below a specified age who tends to commit crimes or otherwise engages in immoral or disobedient behavior and therefore needs treatment or supervision. See also juvenile delinquent The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… …   Law dictionary

• Minor characters in Archie Comics — This is a list of minor recurring characters who have appeared in the Archie Comics universe. Most have interacted with Archie and his friends in the mainstream universe, but a few appeared only in alternate universes or the Little Archie… …   Wikipedia

• delinquent — [[t]dɪlɪ̱ŋkwənt[/t]] delinquents 1) ADJ Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes. → See also juvenile delinquent ...remand homes for delinquent children. N COUNT Delinquent is also a noun. ...a nine year… …   English dictionary

• delinquent — n. & adj. n. an offender (juvenile delinquent). adj. 1 guilty of a minor crime or a misdeed. 2 failing in one s duty. 3 US in arrears. Derivatives: delinquently adv …   Useful english dictionary

• minor — An infant or person who is under the age of legal competence. A term derived from the civil law, which described a person under a certain age as less than so many years. In most states, a person is no longer a minor after reaching the age of 18… …   Black's law dictionary

• minor — An infant or person who is under the age of legal competence. A term derived from the civil law, which described a person under a certain age as less than so many years. In most states, a person is no longer a minor after reaching the age of 18… …   Black's law dictionary

• juvenile delinquent — n: a juvenile who commits an act of juvenile delinquency compare status offender, youthful offender Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• contributing to the delinquency of a minor — n. The offense of an adult causing or encouraging a minor to become involved in delinquent or illegal activity, to engage in conduct in the presence of a minor that is likely to lead to delinquent or illegal activity by the child, or to otherwise …   Law dictionary

• juvenile delinquent — noun a young offender • Syn: ↑delinquent • Derivationally related forms: ↑delinquent (for: ↑delinquent) • Hypernyms: ↑wrongdoer, ↑offender …   Useful english dictionary

• List of minor and recurring characters from Hollyoaks — The following is a list of present minor and recurring characters from the Channel 4 television soap opera Hollyoaks .Current charactersHolly CunninghamInfobox soap character series =Hollyoaks name= Holly Cunningham portrayer=Lydia Waters… …   Wikipedia

• juvenile delinquent — ju ve*nile de*lin quent, n. A child or person of minor age who commits acts which would be considered criminal if performed by an adult, such as theft, vandalism, or violence; especially, one who habitually acts in such an antisocial manner and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English