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Juvenile delinquent
A minor who commits crimes or antisocial behaviors and cannot be controlled by the authority of his/her parents. Juvenile delinquents have not yet reached an age in which they can be treated as an adult according the laws of the community. The actions of a juvenile delinquent are known as juvenile delinquency. Juvenile delinquent comes from the Latin word "juvenus" meaning "youthful," and the Latin word "delinquere" meaning "to fail." Put the two words together and you have "to fail youthful," meaning youths that fail.
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