Medical Dictionary

juvenile delinquency

noun

Medical Definition of JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

1
:  conduct by a juvenile characterized by antisocial behavior that is beyond parental control and therefore subject to legal action
2
:  a violation of the law committed by a juvenile and not punishable by death or life imprisonment

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